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Plants > Plant Pests > Plum Pox Virus  

CFIA Plum Pox Virus Update -
August 25, 2005

Survey Status as per August 25, 2005
  Ontario1 Nova Scotia British Columbia Quebec
Plum Pox Virus Susceptible Orchard Blocks Sampled 5,232 74 N/A N/A
Plum Pox Virus Susceptible Public/Residential Properties Sampled 5,093 44 N/A N/A
Orchard Samples Collected 710,977 5,097 N/A N/A
Public/Residential Samples Collected 9,481 405 N/A N/A
Total Samples Collected 720,458 5,502 N/A N/A
PPV Detected Orchard Blocks 59 0 N/A N/A
PPV Detected Public/Residential Properties 26 0 N/A N/A
Total PPV Detected Sites2 85 0 N/A N/A

Notes:

1 Includes sampling done by both the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and Agricorp, an Ontario Crown Corporation that is collecting samples from the Niagara Quarantine.

2 Only Positive sites officially confirmed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are listed.

1. Survey Activities in Ontario

CFIA - Sampling is almost finished for St. Catharines' homeowners and outside the quarantine area.

AGRICORP - Sampling will finish on September 2.

2. Survey Activities in Nova Scotia

No samples were taken from the quarantine are during this period. Homeowners still remain to be sampled.

3. Survey Activities in British Columbia

British Columbia is not conducting PPV surveys this year.

4. Survey Activities in Quebec

Quebec is not conducting PPV surveys this year.



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