New Measures to Limit Spread of Brown Spruce Longhorn Beetles (BSLB)

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Ottawa, May 15, 2007 In an effort to prevent the further spread of the brown
spruce longhorn beetle (BSLB) in Nova Scotia, a new regulatory area has been established,
which expands the existing area under regulation and defines regulated articles.
The new measures redefine regulated articles to include only the higher risk
commodities of spruce logs, bark and unprocessed wood chips. In addition, less restrictive
conditions for processing and controlled movement of the regulated articles will help
producers move their product to market.
The Honourable Chuck Strahl, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the
Canadian Wheat Board, announced the new regulatory measures and a newly defined
containment area in response to BSLB detections in Nova Scotia.
The new measures, developed through consultation with stakeholders and the Canadian
Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), work to contain the BSLB while allowing scientists and
researchers to better understand the pest.
These new measures will limit the risks of the beetle spreading while meeting the
needs of industry working in the area and the province, said Minister Strahl.
These new measures will allow the lumber industry in Nova Scotia to continue to
operate and to move regulated items to mills and markets while limiting the spread of the
beetle.
Under the Plant Protection Act, the CFIA is responsible for the implementation
of science-based regulatory measures to protect areas free of quarantine pests, such as BSLB
in Nova Scotia, and to fulfill international obligations. The new containment area
includes central Halifax County and very small adjacent portions of Colchester and Hants
Counties.
Complete details, including
a map of the new containment
area, are on the CFIAs website at www.inspection.gc.ca.
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For information:
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Media Relations: (613) 228-6682

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