Situation of Agrilus planipennis in Canada
In Canada, Agrilus planipennis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae – EPPO A1 List) was first recorded in Southwestern Ontario in 2002. In 2008, it was also detected in Quebec. Until recently, its presence was confined to these two Canadian provinces and phytosanitary measures were taken to contain it (e.g. prohibition of movement of ash tree material and firewood of any tree species). In 2011, the presence of A. planipennis was confirmed in new areas in Ontario (Manitoulin Island, united counties of Prescott and Russell) and in Quebec (cities of Gatineau and Montreal).
The regulated areas in Ontario and Quebec are currently described as follows:
- Within the boundaries of the City of Sault Sainte Marie, in Northwestern Ontario
- The area consisting of the Cities of Hamilton and Toronto, the Regional Municipalities of Chatham-Kent, Durham, York, Peel, Halton, Niagara and Waterloo and the Counties of Brant (including the City of Brantford), Elgin, Essex, Haldimand, Huron, Lambton, Middlesex, Norfolk, Oxford, Perth and Wellington, in Southern Ontario
- The city of Ottawa and the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville in Eastern Ontario
- Parts of the city of Gatineau in Western Quebec
- The area consisting of the Municipalities of Carignan, Chambly, Richelieu, Saint-Basile-le-Grand and Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, in Quebec.
A detailed map can be viewed on the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) website:
http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/pestrava/agrpla/mc/regrestric.pdf
The pest status of Agrilus planipennis in Canada is officially declared as follows: Present, only in some areas of Ontario and Quebec, and is subject to official control in Canada.
Sources
INTERNET
Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) website. Emerald ash borer – Agrilus planipennis. http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/pestrava/agrpla/agrplae.shtml
NAPPO Phytosanitary Pest Alert System. Official Pest Reports.
Canada (2011-11-29) Emerald ash borer confirmed on Manitoulin island, Ontario. http://www.pestalert.org/oprDetail.cfm?oprID=506
Canada (2011-08-09) Emerald ash borer confirmed in united counties of Prescott and Russell. http://pestalert.org/oprDetail.cfm?oprID=496
Canada (2011-07-27) Emerald ash borer confirmed in the city of Montreal (2011-09-01). http://www.pestalert.org/oprDetail.cfm?oprID=494
Canada (2011-07-07) Emerald ash borer confirmed in Gatineau outside the current regulated area. http://pestalert.org/oprDetail.cfm?oprID=487
Canada (2011-03-29) Update on the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire) in Canada - Changes to the regulated areas. http://www.pestalert.org/oprDetail.cfm?oprID=480
Canada (2010-05-10) Emerald ash borer confirmed in Wellington county, Ontario. http://www.pestalert.org/oprDetail.cfm?oprID=463
Canada (2010-09-16) Update on the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis;Fairmaire) in Canada - Emerald ash borer confirmed in Perth county, Ontario. http://www.pestalert.org/oprDetail.cfm?oprID=459
Canada (2010-08-31) Update on the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire) in Canada - Emerald ash borer confirmed outside current Ottawa-Gatineau regulated area. http://www.pestalert.org/oprDetail.cfm?oprID=454
Canada (2010-08-24) Update on the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire) in Canada - Emerald ash borer confirmed in the regional Municipality of Waterloo and the county of Oxford, Ontario. http://www.pestalert.org/oprDetail.cfm?oprID=452
Canada (2010-08-04) Update on the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire) in Canada - Presence confirmed in united counties of Leeds and Grenville, Ontario. http://www.pestalert.org/oprDetail.cfm?oprID=444
Canada (2010-07-06) Update on the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire) in Canada - First report of presence in Brantford, Ontario. http://www.pestalert.org/oprDetail.cfm?oprID=437
Canada (2010-06-25) Update on the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire) in Canada. http://www.pestalert.org/oprDetail.cfm?oprID=436
Canada (2009-06-09) Update on the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire) in Canada - Detection in Welland, Ontario. http://www.pestalert.org/oprDetail.cfm?oprID=380
Canada (2009-03-02) Update on the emerald ash borer (Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire) in Canada - Detection in Hamilton, Ontario. http://www.pestalert.org/oprDetail.cfm?oprID=367