Emerald Ash Borer

The Oregon Department of Agriculture announced this week that the destructive emerald ash borer has spread to Multnomah County.

It is a small beetle that larvae burrow underneath the bark of ash trees and they start feeding on the nutrient rich layers and over time killing an ash tree.

Oregon’s Department of Forestry takes another step this week in its fight against the Emerald Ash Borer, better known as EAB.   “It’s coming.  All we can do is employ various tools that we have to slow it down,” noted EAB Specialist Matt Mills.  He said the tiny bug can decimate en...

Emerald Ash Borer was recently found in additional Oregon counties, and could devastate the state’s native ash trees.  Stefanie Knowlton, with Oregon State Parks, says campers can help slow the spread of the invasive species; by not transporting firewood.   “On it...

The Emerald Ash Borer appears to be gaining a foothold in Oregon.   “This is really a difficult, a really difficult invasive pest to control, even under the best of circumstances.”    Oregon Department of Forestry’s Lilah Gonen said in the past month, the beetle was found in Yamhill and Marion counties, with confirmation pending on a detection in Clackamas County.  Gonen believes the Yamhill Cou..

The Oregon Department of Agriculture recently received the OK from the Emergency Board for $550,000 to fund additional Emerald Ash Borer response efforts.  The Board operates during the interim when the Legislature is not in session to consider and allocate agency requests for emergency funds.  The mon...

A small, invasive beetle is expected to cause big problems in Oregon forests in the months ahead.  The destructive Emerald Ash Borer was found recently in Forest Grove. “We are bracing for a scenario in which we may lose most of our Ash. It does t...

The Oregon Department of Forestry will be collecting Oregon Ash seed from across the state for gene pool preservation. ODF’s Jim Gersbach said the Emerald Ash Borer, an Asian based invasive pest, has been wiping out ash trees across the country since the early 2000s. "We know from st ...