Japanese beetle yard debris quarantine will not be enforced in 2023
Due to budget constraints the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) cannot offer free yard debris collection and disposal services for residents or landscapers living or working in the Japanese beetle yard quarantine. Instead, ODA is prioritizing pesticide application and trapping in infested areas. In addition, ODA will increase its trap monitoring for the possible movement of Japanese beetle by increasing traps placed at yard debris disposal sites.
Lawmakers will allocate agency budgets for the next biennium (2023-2025) by the end of June. At that time, ODA will reassess costs and the ability to pay for yard debris collection and waste management in 2024 and beyond.
Thank you to those who have supported the quarantine over the past six years. ODA asks for the public's continued support. The best way to help limit the spread of Japanese beetle currently is to ensure you are not moving any plant material, including outdoor potted plants, to new locations outside of Washington County. Also, please refrain from participating in any plant swaps if you are within the treatment area. To see if you are within the treatment area please visit oda.direct/jbmap. Residents in Washington County can continue to use their curbside yard debris bins as usual.
For more information on where we recommend residents and landscapers take yard debris material (for those within a treatment area), please consult this list of participating disposal sites.
Download printable flyers: English: Spanish
Lawmakers will allocate agency budgets for the next biennium (2023-2025) by the end of June. At that time, ODA will reassess costs and the ability to pay for yard debris collection and waste management in 2024 and beyond.
Thank you to those who have supported the quarantine over the past six years. ODA asks for the public's continued support. The best way to help limit the spread of Japanese beetle currently is to ensure you are not moving any plant material, including outdoor potted plants, to new locations outside of Washington County. Also, please refrain from participating in any plant swaps if you are within the treatment area. To see if you are within the treatment area please visit oda.direct/jbmap. Residents in Washington County can continue to use their curbside yard debris bins as usual.
For more information on where we recommend residents and landscapers take yard debris material (for those within a treatment area), please consult this list of participating disposal sites.
Download printable flyers: English: Spanish
