Insects and Spiders - native

Drought on Jul 2, 2025

Originally reported as Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilus planipennis)

Submitter does not have a specimen

Description of specimen

All the ash trees along the drainage and in the pastures have very distinctive dead tops, cracking bark and heavy sprouting from lower stems. I wasn’t able to identify any exit holes.

Commentary

Thank you for submitting this report. ODF staff visited the site to conduct surveys for EAB. The trees appear to be declining from a combination of drought stress and bark boring beetles. No evidence of EAB was uncovered.

Matt Mills
Aug. 8, 2025, 7:51 a.m.

Location

All along the pastures and drainage that runs into Mill Creek along 55th Ave south of Turner.

Expert Reviewer

Matt Mills
Oregon Department of Forestry

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