October 26, 2016… After checking approximately 19,000 traps statewide, and about 3,000 specifically in the north Portland area, the Oregon Department of Agriculture is happy to report no detections of Asian gypsy moth following an 8,800 acre eradication project this spring. The good results indicate there will be no need for ODA to come back next year with additional treatment for the invasive, plant-eating pest. Last year, ODA found 14 gypsy moths statewide, five in the greater Portland area. Two of the moths were trapped in or near Portland’s Forest Park, another two in the St. Johns area and the Port of Portland’s Terminal 6. The most significant was the detection of Asian gypsy moth– one in Forest Park, the other near St. Johns. Additionally, an Asian gypsy moth was trapped across the Columbia River near the Port of Vancouver in Washington.
