The Mediterranean oak borer, an invasive beetle known to transmit a sometimes fatal fungus to Oregon white oak trees, has been found in Marion and Polk counties. Summer trappings also showed that the ...
The emerald ash borer, a tiny yet destructive invasive beetle known for wiping out ash trees on a large scale, has been confirmed at six new locations in northwest Oregon. First discovered in Forest ...
PORTLAND, Ore. — On Friday, the Oregon Department of Forestry launched its annual aerial survey of forests throughout the state, something the agency has done since 1947. Over the next few months, ...
SALEM, Ore. (KPTV) - The Oregon Department of Forestry is warning Oregonians about an invasive species of beetle that could emerge this summer. Officials say the invasive emerald ash borers start to ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The City of Portland is taking steps to prepare for the invasive emerald ash borer despite no confirmation of it yet in Multnomah County. The bug has already been spotted in ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Drought and insects have killed an unprecedented number of Oregon’s Douglas fir trees during the last decade, costing billions in ...
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The dreaded emerald ash borer has made its way into Portland, and it poses a threat to every ash tree in the city. The invasive beetle from East Asia has already had a ...
Bark beetles are dark flying insects about the size of a grain of rice that leave tiny holes in the bark and branches of trees. Their very small grubs feed voraciously on the inner bark of trees that ...