Helmuth Rogg

ODA: Destructive, Invasive Insect Recently Reported
ODA: Destructive, Invasive Insect Recently Reported
ODA: Destructive, Invasive Insect Recently Reported
Oregon Department of Agriculture officials are nervous after a destructive invasive species was recently discovered. A dead spotted lanternfly, was recently discovered in a shipment of planters and ceramic pots from Pennsylvania. When the insect was discovered the Corvallis-based nursery immediately contacted state officials ...
ODA: Don’t Pick Up Hitch Hikers
ODA: Don’t Pick Up Hitch Hikers
ODA: Don’t Pick Up Hitch Hikers
The Oregon Department of Agriculture has a simple message for those traveling internationally.   “Don’t pack a pest. We mean that literally. Don’t bring stuff that could contain a pest that is dangerous for Oregon or the US,” said Helmuth Rogg, Director of Plant Protection and Conservation programs at ODA.   He said invasive species are ...