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Pine Shoot Beetle Quarantine Considerations

The Pine Shoot Beetle is a federally quarantined pest of pine.  Under the federal Pine Shoot Beetle Quarantine, certain regulatory restrictions apply to the movement of pine and pine bark out of the quarantine area. 

The quarantine area includes the entire states of Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, the majority of New York, and parts of Maine. Much of southern Quebec is also under quarantine.

This means:

• Pine logs and bark can move freely at any time within Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island; the majority of New York; much of Maine; and most of southern Quebec.

• Pine logs and bark cannot move freely into unregulated areas in Maine and New York, or into other unregulated areas of the country, until the receiving mill has a compliance agreement in place with USDA-APHIS.  The pine logs and bark are also required to have a movement certificate issued by USDA-APHIS.   

For a map showing the quarantine area in the United States: Pine Shoot Beetle (Tomicus piniperda) Quarantine Area.

For a list showing the quarantine area in Canada: List of Pine Shoot Beetle Infested Areas in Canada.

For the complete text of the federal quarantine: USDA-APHIS Pine Shoot Beetle Quarantine.

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Updated: May 2010