Forest Resource Protection Forest Health, Insect & Disease Forest Fire Control Staff

Pine Shoot Beetle Quarantine Considerations

The Pine Shoot Beetle (Tomicus piniperda) 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 entire states of Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island, the majority of NY, northern New Jersey, Franklin & Oxford Counties in Maine; and most of eastern Canada are under quarantine (map of quarantine area).  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, northern New Jersey, Franklin & Oxford Counties in ME; and most of eastern Canada.)

• Pine logs and bark can not move freely into unregulated areas in Maine and New York, or 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 more information please call:

Scott Pfister, Chief of Forest Resource Protection,

VT FPR (802-241-3676) or

Mark Michaelis, USDA APHIS (802-828-4490)