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No regulated areas are in place for
North American strain European gypsy moth in B.C. at this time.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency, using its authority to restrict movement of
infested material, has established "Regulated Areas" for gypsy moth.
across Canada. The two
areas established in the fall of 1998- one around Nanaimo and the other in the Victoria
area - have now been removed following two years of negative trapping
results. The description of the current regulated area in North
America are available in Appendix I of
the CFIA
policy directive memo D-98-09 revised on March 10, 2000.
Maps of other regulated areas in Canada for gypsy moth and
other organisms are found at the
CFIA
Plant Protection Policy Directives website
The conditions restricting movement of plant products are
also described in detail in the CFIA
policy directive memo D-98-09.
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