Early Detection & Rapid Response
Our next line of defense from invasive species establishment, after prevention, is early detection of entering or small populations and capacity to rapidly and effectively respond. Our strategies include collaborative networks of detectors and responders, promotion of risk evaluation, facilitation of rapid response teams, and ensuring local species prioritization.
Summary
Strategies
See actions associated with these strategies in the Statewide Action Plan.
Develop diverse early detection and rapid response networks emphasizing pathways, cross-jurisdictional partnerships and sharing information.
Promote research that evaluates risks of emerging invasives and identifies current best practices for early detection and rapid response.
Facilitate comprehensive development of rapid response plans and capacity of collaborative response teams.
Support targeted survey and monitoring efforts that uses a pathway analysis.
Support local prioritization of species of concern related to environments at risk and the pathway management approach.
Feature Story | Japanese Beetle
Figure 13: Adult Japanese beetles feeding on roses.
Credit: Whitney Cranshaw, Bugwood.org
Situation: Japanese beetles have been found multiple times in Oregon and each time were eradicated successfully. The beetles have caused extensive damage on the East coast. They consume over 300 different plant species. If they establish in Oregon, homeowners and crop producers would experience ongoing defoliation events, rising pest control costs, and increased pesticide use.
Impact: Ornamental and agriculture plants, commercial crops, turf grass.
Cost: “If Japanese beetle becomes established in Oregon…the economic impact to all crops, commodities, and other related businesses could be over $34 million10.”
Pathways: Transported via cargo trucks and planes coming from infested parts of the eastern U.S. and through human movement of soils and plants containing beetle larvae.
EDRR: Oregon Department of Agriculture has traps placed throughout Oregon, which they regularly monitor for insect species. In the summer of 2016, 372 Japanese beetles were found in these traps in NW Portland, indicating the presence of a breeding population.
Campaign: www.japanesebeetlepdx.info
Key Players & Partners in EDRR
Key Players
Oregon Department of Agriculture, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon Department of Forestry, Oregon Invasive Species Council, Tribal Governments
Partners
Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Land Management, Citizen Science Groups, Cooperative Weed Management Areas, Hydropower facilities, Industry groups, Local Governments, National Park Service, Natural resource contractors, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Oregon Department of State Lands, Oregon Department of Transportation, Oregon Office of Emergency Management, Oregon State Parks, Oregon State Marine Board, Oregon State University, Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board, Portland Bureau of Environmental Services, Portland State University, Port management organizations, Private landowners, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, U.S. Forest Service, Watershed Councils, Weed Control Districts