Spotted-lanternfly zone now covers parts of southwestern Ontario
Published by BriefDash · · Toronto
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency established a spotted-lanternfly regulated area covering Essex County, Windsor, Pelee Township and Chatham-Kent. Regulated articles leaving for unregulated areas—including nursery stock, outdoor household items, ornamental stone and firewood—must be free of every life stage. Confirmed adults, egg masses and hundreds of reports led the agency to treat the southwestern Ontario population as established.
Why it matters
The movement rules are intended to slow an invasive insect that feeds on many plants and has caused its most significant observed impacts in grapes.
Source dated October 23, 2026 · Canadian Food Inspection Agency ↗
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