WILLAMETTE VALLEY, Ore. (KPTV) – The Oregon Department of Forestry is warning that the invasive emerald ash borer appears to be spreading in the Willamette Valley.
The department said the insect was spotted in at least three new places in June: a shopping center parking lot just east of I-5 in Tualatin, a parking lot outside Newberg and a private home in Silverton.
The department currently has five counties under quarantine: Clackamas, Marion, Multnomah, Washington and Yamhill counties.
The latest sightings are still within the quarantine area…