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Canada – Backgrounder: How you can help prevent the spread of invasive species

Small actions can make a big difference. Canadians can help protect plants by: knowing about and reporting unusual insects, invasive plants or plant diseases to the CFIA through inspection.canada.ca/pests or social media or via apps like iNaturalist and EDDmaps buying and burning only local or heat-treated firewood to reduce the spread of the emerald ash borer and other pests that hide in firewood checking trees, campers, equipment and items stored outside to remove insects and egg masses removing soil from footwear, gear and equipment before packing up so as not to move pests encouraging kids to be plant health heroes through ... Read more