Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Science Branch
Laboratories Directorate
Centre for Plant Quarantine Pests

Intercepted Plant Pests
1997-2000

Introduction

This report summarizes the results of the plant pest identifications made by the Centre for Plant Quarantine Pests (CPQP), Nepean, Ontario from samples submitted to CPQP from April 1, 1997 to March 31, 2000. The report includes pests found to be associated with plants, plant products, baggage, cargo, mail, or other carriers entering Canada. Most of the identifications were done by the staff of CPQP with support from the Research Branch of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the Canadian Museum of Nature

The information is sorted in three ways: by PEST, by HOST and by ORIGIN and presented in three corresponding tables for each fiscal year. The tables that are sorted by PEST are divided into 3 sections: Entomology (includes arthropods and molluscs), Nematology, and Pathology (includes fungi and bacteria). The entries in ORIGIN of SHIPMENT tables have been sorted alphabetically by country. The entries for the United States are also sorted by state. Please note that due to trans-shipments and re-exportation of commodities the origin of the shipment may not always be the origin of the commodity or pest.

Summary of Pest Interceptions

This report includes pests identified from imported material that was submitted to CPQP during the fiscal years 1997-98, 1998-99 and 1999-2001. The numbers of intercepted pests are listed in the table below.

Intercepted Pests Lists

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