How To Report Invasive Insect Pests & Plants – Certain micro-organisms,slugs, snails, insects and plants spread to farm land, parks and forests can cause significant harm to Canada’s economy and the environment. Prevention is the most effective way for the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) to protect the plant resource base. However should a pest become introduced in Canada, the Agency’s goal is to reduce its impact.
Factsheets have been developed to promote public awareness and encourage reporting of suspect sightings of these species that have the potential to be invasive in Canada, some of which are regulated under the Plant Protection Act. For the full list of regulated pests, visit: https://inspection.canada.ca/en/plant-health/invasive-pests-and-plants/regulated-pests
To report a food, plant or animal concerns, contact the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) online at: https://active.inspection.gc.ca/netapp/contactus/contactuse.aspx
Submissions
Plant samples displaying different symptoms, collected from different locations or a widespread problem common to many hosts or varieties can be submitted to the BC Plant Health Laboratory. A diagnostic report will be provided on the submission as a whole, not on individual plants.
All test results are confidential and will remain the property of the client except where the Plant Health Laboratory is required to report the results (quarantine or regulatory significance) to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. More details about submissions at: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/agriculture-seafood/animals-and-crops/plant-health/plant-health-laboratory
PLANT HEALTH LABORATORY
1767 Angus Campbell Road, Abbotsford, B.C. V3G 2M3
Local: 604-556-3003, Toll Free: 1-800-661-9903; Fax: 604-556-3010 / E-mail: PAHB@gov.bc.ca
www.gov.bc.ca/planthealthlaboratory
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