Canadian Forest Service Publications
Pest risk analysis: Risk assessment of the threat of brown spruce longhorn beetle to Nova Scotia forests. 2014. Canadian Council of Forest Ministers, Ottawa, Ontario. 85 p.
Year: 2014
Issued by: National Capital Region
Catalog ID: 35823
Language: English
Availability: PDF (download)
Plain Language Summary
The brown spruce longhorn beetle (Tetropium fuscum (F.)) is an invasive forest insect from Europe that infests spruce trees. It was discovered in Halifax in 1999 but has been established in Nova Scotia since at least 1990. It likely arrived in wood packaging aboard container ships. It is not known to be established elsewhere in North America.
From 2012 to 2014, the Province of Nova Scotia conducted a pest risk analysis (PRA) of its forests because of brown spruce longhorn beetle (BSLB) discoveries outside the containment area and the need to re-evaluate BSLB risk management in light of successes, failures and new science. To carry out the PRA, the Province used the Risk Analysis Framework developed as part of the National Forest Pest Strategy under the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers.
The risk assessment shows that BSLB poses a low to moderate risk to Nova Scotia forests. The possibility of BSLB occurring throughout the province is high, but the magnitude of the consequences to date in economic, social and environmental values is low. Moderate to high uncertainties and information needs elevate the overall risk assessment of BSLB from low to low–moderate.
Also available under the title:
Analyse du risque phytosanitaire : Évaluation de la menace que pose le longicorne brun de l'épinette pour les forêts de la Nouvelle-Écosse
(French)
