Pine Shoot Beetle - Update of the Regulated Areas - Canada

Publication Date

Tue, 15 Dec 2009, 00:00

Last Updated

Dec. 14, 2009, 9:01 a.m.

Report Number

CAN-01/3

Country

Canada

Pest Id

Tomicus piniperda - (BLASPI)

Report Status

Final

Summary

The pine shoot beetle (Tomicus piniperda (Linnaeus)) is considered a quarantine pest to Canada and is regulated by CFIA both with regards to imports as well as domestically. The CFIA has recently (as of Oct. 16, 2009) revised the pine shoot beetle regulated areas to reflect recent on-going surveillance activities and pest detections in North America. For distribution information, see http://www.pestalert.org/oprDetail.cfm?oprID=402. For detailed maps of the regulated areas and CFIA policies related to pine shoot beetle, please visit the CFIA website at http://www.inspection.gc.ca.

Report files

Website

http://www.pestalert.org/oprDetail.cfm?oprID=402

http://www.pestalert.org/oprDetail.cfm?oprID=402