Thank you for your report! EAB is not known from your area yet, so without a photo or specimen or characteristic damage to ash trees, it isn't possible to confirm what has caused the damage. Ash trees may show dead branches or tops for a variety of reasons.

There are a number of iridescent green look-alike beetles in Oregon that are not pests. I am attaching a link to the ODF EAB webpage with some photos of other Oregon insects that could be mistaken for EAB

https://oregon-eab-geo.hub.arcgis.com/pages/identify

Thanks for being on the lookout!

Tom Valente
July 14, 2025, 1:30 a.m.