Posted inNews

A Possible New Danger to Oregonโ€™s Forests

Invasive insect made its way to Oregon from North Carolina on Christmas trees

If you got your Christmas tree from one of the big box stores, be careful of how you dispose of it. According to the Oregon Department of Forestry, throwing your old Christmas tree into the woods or leaving it your yard may spread the elongate hemlock scaleโ€”an armored scale insect pest of hemlock and other […]

Sign up for newsletters

Get the best of The Source - Bend, Oregon directly in your email inbox.

Sending to:

Gift this article