In order to import a product from another country into Canada, you or your customs broker must research the import requirements. Some import requirements may regulate an invasive pest (s) that is in the country of origin or the product being imported. The importance of these requirements is to ensure the safety of Canadian ecology ...
In 2005, Canada and the United States implemented, but did not enforce, wood packaging materials movement requirements. Since that time, all U.S. and Canadian manufactured wood packaging materials, such as pallets, crates, dunnage etc., have been able to move freely through the shared border of both countries without having to prove pest control treatment ...
One of the major hurdles that Importers of unrooted and rooted plants, cut flowers, cut foliage and decorative branches, and fresh fruits and vegetables must over come is understanding the import regulations regarding the invasive pest Epiphyas postvittana, more commonly know as the Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM). In 2007, United States Department of ...
As of September 3, 2010, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) began to regulate 2 additional counties for Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM). Sacramento and San Diego counties have now been added to the list of regulated areas in California. This means that phytosanitary certificates will now be required when importing regulated host species ...
The USDA blog on hungrypests.com has reported that the Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM), a highly invasive pest, is possibly spreading to another county in California. They have written: “…. Two examples of this are the new Light Brown Apple Moth finds in Southern California. Most recently, one LBAM was trapped in a lemon grove ...
