Examples
Last Review/Updated: June 12, 2008
The following exotic invasive forest pests are considered to be a risk to Alberta's vegetation:
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- Asian Longhorned Beetle (Anoplophora glabripennis)
- Bacterial Canker of Poplar (Xanthomonas populi)
- Brown Spruce Longhorn Beetle (Tetropium fuscum)
- Common Pine Shoot Beetle (Tomicus piniperda)
- Dutch Elm Disease (Ceratocystis ulmi ( Ophiostoma ulmi))
- European Larch Canker (Lachnellula willkommii)
- European Spruce Bark Beetle (Ips typographus)
- Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar)
- Nun Moth (Lymantria monacha)
- Rosy Gypsy Moth (Lymantria mathura)
- Scleroderris Canker (Gemmeniella abietina)
- Siberian Moth (Dendrolimus superans)
- Sirex Woodwasp (Sirex noctilio)
For other Canada-wide exotic pest examples, see the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
