Golden Buprestid Beetle (Buprestis aurulenta) on Aug 18, 2024

Originally reported as Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis)

Submitter does not have a specimen

Description of specimen

Shiny green bug, maybe the emerald ash borer? Or similar species.

Commentary

This is a native buprestid, not a pest. Please see this EAB look-alikes fact sheet: https://www.oregon.gov/oda/programs/IPPM/SurveyTreatment/Documents/EABLookAlikes.pdf

Christine Buhl
Aug. 19, 2024, 10:54 a.m.