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Effectiveness of the International Phytosanitary Standard ISPM No. 15 on reducing wood borer infestation rates in wood packaging material entering the United States

Numerous bark- and wood-infesting insects have been introduced to new countries by international trade where some have caused severe environmental and economic damage. Wood packaging material (WPM), such as pallets, is one of the high risk pathways for the introduction of wood pests. International recognition of this risk resulted in adoption of International Standards...

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Robert A. Haack; Kerry O. Britton; Eckelhard G. Brockerhoff; Joseph F. Cavey; Lynn J. Garrett; Mark Kimberley; Frank Lowenstein; Amelia Nuding; Lars J. Olson; James Tumer; Kathryn N. Vasilaky

Year:

2014

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Bark Beetles, Data, reduction, Heat treatment, Insect pests, Mexico, United States

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PLoS ONE. 9(5): e96611.

Heat sterilization of ash (Fraxinus spp.) firewood : heat-treating options, temperature monitoring and thermal verification

Because of the potential risk associated with moving emerald ash borer (EAB)-infested firewood, the interstate movement of all hardwood firewood in the USA is currently restricted under the Federal quarantine. Communities and firewood producers are now faced with decisions on how to treat their firewood for interstate commerce. The new US Federal regulations for heat...

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Xiping Wang; Richard Bergman; T. Mace

Year:

2010

Keywords:

Emerald ash borer, ash, pest control, disease control, fuelwood, sanitation, heat treatment, wood sterilization, sterilization, packaging, pests, standards, insect pests, temperature, wood products, Fraxinus, Agrilus planipennis, invasive species, heat sterilization, heating time, treated wood, firewood

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Wood material science and engineering. Vol. 5, no. 2 (2010): p. 104-109.

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Effectiveness of the International Phytosanitary Standard ISPM No. 15 on reducing wood borer infestation rates in wood packaging material entering the United States

Heat sterilization of ash (Fraxinus spp.) firewood : heat-treating options, temperature monitoring and thermal verification

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