Plant Health Surveillance

Pest surveys are required to maintain claims of "pest-free" status of an area, to detect new populations of quarantine pests, and to delimit populations of quarantine pests with limited distributions in Canada. Pest surveys are also an integral part of control and eradication programs. Surveys provide information in support of all regulatory programs: import, export, and domestic. In all cases, reliable and accurate pest distribution data provides the basis for sound regulatory decisions.

Summary of Plant Quarantine Pest and Disease Situations in Canada

Library and Archives Canada archives older versions of these reports in its Government of Canada Web Archive.

• Survey reports published from 2006 to 2008
• Survey reports published from 2000 to 2005

Intercepted Plant Pest List

The Intercepted Plant Pest List is prepared by the Ottawa Plant Laboratory, located in Ottawa, Ontario. This list summarizes detections from laboratory submissions of plant pests found in plants, plant products, passenger baggage, used equipment, cargo, mail, and other carriers entering Canada.

The identifications in bacteriology, entomology (including mites and terrestrial molluscs), mycology, and nematology are performed by staff of the Ottawa Plant Laboratory, with support from specialists at the Canadian Forest Service, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and reference to the national biological collections.

Virology identifications are performed by the Sidney Laboratory - Plant Viruses and Virus-Like Diseases, located in Sidney, British Columbia. Potato Pest identifications are performed by the Charlottetown Plant Health Laboratory, located in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island.

For a copy of the Intercepted Plant Pest List or for more information please contact Diagnostics Végétaux Plant Diagnostics.

Identifying Land Snails and Slugs in Canada – Introduced Species and Native Genera

This book describes and illustrates 56 native genera and 41 alien species now established in Canada. It is a comprehensive visual identification guide to land snails and slugs in Canada. Identifying Land Snails and Slugs in Canada is targeted to academics, master gardeners, hobby collectors and CFIA and Canada Border Services Agency inspectors.

This publication is available in hard copy and on CD. To order a copy, please call 1-800-442-2342.

Plant Health Surveillance Unit

The Plant Health Surveillance Unit is responsible for planning, coordinating, and administering the national survey program. The survey unit also plays a lead role in the design of new surveys and is responsible for the refinement of ongoing survey techniques and tools as new methodologies develop.

Headquarters

Robert Favrin, National Manager
Telephone Number: 613-773-5266

Area Network Team

Troy Kimoto, Survey Biologist, Forestry
Telephone Number: 604-666-7503

Ron Neville, Survey Biologist, Atlantic Area
Telephone Number: 902-426-4469

Lucie Gagné, Survey Biologist, Quebec Area
Telephone Number: 514-493-8859 (224) 224

Erin Bullas-Appleton , Survey Biologist, Ontario Area
Telephone Number: 519-826-2828

David Holden, Survey Biologist, Western Area
Telephone Number: 604-666-7744