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5 invasive pests to look out for in WA and how to report sightings

Who wants to be part of a citizen army helping to stop an invasion from a destructive force?

According to state officials, all you’ll need to help is an observant eye and a willingness to record what’s seen.

The state departments of Natural Resources and Agriculture, along with the Washington Invasive Species Council, are asking people to check trees, water features and other outdoor fixtures for invasive insects and diseases.

People who suspect they’ve found an invasive pest can submit a report and photographs to the council through the agency’s mobile app or at invasivespecies.wa.gov/report-a-sighting .

“We have a forest crisis and that means all hands on deck,” said Will Rubin, of the Washington State Department of Natural Resources. “You don’t have to be a trained scientist, biologist or professional firefighter to help. Citizen scientists are able to help us catch it sooner than we would on our own.”

State officials are urging people to keep an especially close eye out for five specific invasive insects and diseases:

• Asian long-horned beetles : These large, glossy black beetles have white splotches on their wings and striking antennae with black and gray bands.
• Asian spongy moths : Often the egg masses, a brownish, almost hairy mass on the side of a tree or fixture, is seen first. The female moths are light with brown markings that resemble an inverted V pointing toward the head, while males are brownish with black markings and have a wingspan of 1 to 1.25 inches.
• Emerald ash borers :  These small, bright, metallic-green beetles have flattened backs.
• Sooty bark disease : An infected tree may have small dead twigs that line up on one side of the trunk, or small cankers on the trunk. A heavily infected tree may show patches of what looks like sooty or burned wood below bark that has flaked off.
• Spotted lanternfly : An adult is about 1 inch long with a black-spotted gray forewing, gray-outlined black wingtips, and hind wings with a white band and patches of red and black.

Look closely on trees and outdoor fixtures such as birdbaths, garage lights, fountains and places where water pools, said Rubin.

“If you spot and report a new, tree-killing invasive species, your report could prevent widespread and long-lasting costs and impacts,” said Justin Bush, executive coordinator of the Washington Invasive Species Council. “It’s up to everyone to keep the Evergreen State evergreen.”

If you already exercise outdoors, DNR Urban and Community Forestry program manager Ben Thompson suggests adding a quick check of nearby trees for potential pests.

“With kids, you can even turn it into a game,” he said in a statement. “Challenge them to see how many different insects they can find. Kids are great observers; insects also fascinate many children. The reporting app makes it easy to help them file a report.”

According to a DNR news release, a Washington State University researcher found evidence of sooty bark disease while walking his dog through a Tacoma park. In June, a biologist made the first confirmed sighting of an emerald dash borer in the Pacific Northwest  while he waited to collect his children from a summer camp west of Portland.

While not considered as significant a threat as the five species listed above, an Atlas moth — one of the world’s largest moths — was recently spotted in Bellevue. Officials believe it is the first confirmed detection of this species in the U.S. The agency is asking people to keep an eye out for the Atlas moth, which can have a wingspan up to 10 inches, so they can determine whether the recent sighting was a one-off or part of a local population.

Don’t be afraid to send in submissions even if you are not sure, said Rubin. They have people to review the submissions and expect false sightings, especially since some of the species have native look-alikes that can be hard even for professionals to distinguish.

He said the teams are prepared to weed through potential false sightings for the chance to catch an invasive pest before infestation.

Staff reporter Amanda Zhou contributed to this report.

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How to use a Travel Bug ®

The page is broken out into three sections, picking up a Travel Bug, dropping off a Travel Bug, and troubleshooting . The web site tries to mimic the adventures in the real world. Cache listings work like virtual containers for each Travel Bug listing.

Picking up a Travel Bug

A Travel Bug is usually a dog tag that is attached to a "hitchhiker," or an item that travels from place to place. If you found a Travel Bug the first thing you need to do is "grab" it online so you can add your own story to its journey. Refer to the FAQ for answers to other questions not covered on this page.

Step 1. Get the Tracking Number

Step 2. Visit the Travel Bug Trackable's Page

Each Travel Bug has its own web page. To visit the Bug's page, either go to the cache page for the geocache where you found the Bug and look for the Trackable in the inventory list, or visit the Travel Bug home page and use the search tool. To use the search tool, enter the tracking number in the supplied box and click the search button.

Step 3. Found it? Log it!

Once you reach the Travel Bug listing, you will need to write a log to let the owner know that you found it. By logging the find you are also 'grabbing' the Travel Bug and putting it in your account's online inventory. This will ultimately allow you to drop the Travel Bug in another cache.

If the Travel Bug is listed as being in a cache, you will have two options, retrieving it or grabbing it. If you took it from the cache in which it is listed, choose to retrieve it. If you took the Travel Bug from elsewhere, choose to grab it. Both logs require the tracking number, so keep the tracking number handy for the Bug you plan to log .

Once you have successfully grabbed or retrieved the Travel Bug, it will remain in your online inventory until someone else grabs it from you or you place it in a cache.

You also have the option to 'Discover' a Travel Bug under the 'Found it? Log it!' menu. This log type is used when you see a Travel Bug in person, but are not planning to move it to another geocache. This log type will not add the Travel Bug in your trackable inventory.

Dropping off a Travel Bug

Once you log that you have retrieved or grabbed a Travel Bug, you can drop it into a cache. The cache listing acts as a virtual container allowing you to indicate that you have placed the Travel Bug in the physical cache.

If the Travel Bug has a goal, please try to follow the goal as best as you can . If the goal is to move the Travel Bug to the west coast, don't put the Travel Bug in a cache farther east.

Step 1. Visit the Cache Listing

Visit the cache listing for the cache in which you placed the Travel Bug.

If you already logged your find, don't panic! You can still post another log note.

Step 2. Visit the "log a cache" Page

As you normally log a find, click on the link to log the cache. You will need to log in first.

Step 3. Select the Travel Bug to drop off

After entering the text for your find, scroll down to see a list of Travel Bug Trackables in your inventory. Using the dropdown menu, select either "dropped off" to leave a Travel Bug in the cache, or "visited" to record a visit while still retaining possession of the Travel Bug. Once you are ready, click the button to submit your log.

Troubleshooting

There were no travel bug trackables listed on my "log a cache" page.

There are two possible reasons why the Travel Bug Trackables were not listed on your "log a cache" page.

• Some cache types can't hold Trackables. This option will not show up for these cache listings.
• Someone grabbed the Travel Bug from you before you were able to log it. Revisit the Travel Bug page to see if it was grabbed by someone else. If so, contact the user and see if you can grab it back to add your story to the Travel Bug Trackable's page. If you wait too long you may be unable to log your find if it has moved too far.

The Tracking Number doesn't work!

Is the tracking number you used the one that was stamped on the dog tag or geocoin?

Often, the Travel Bug reference number (aka "TB number") is confused with the tracking number. The "TB Number" is the reference code on each Travel Bug Trackable's page, which is the "safe" number to help users reference each Travel Bug without giving out the bug's actual tracking number. This will not work when picking up and grabbing Travel Bug Trackables.

If you send a request to http://www.geocaching.com/help for the tracking number and receive an automated response, the tracking number for the email message is not the Bug's tracking number.

If you lose the tracking number...

Try and contact the Travel Bug owner and ask them for the tracking number. As a policy, geocaching.com does not give out the tracking number to users who request it. The Travel Bug owner can ultimately decide whether to give it to you.

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