We also have pilots who fly over the forests in Jasper National Park to document the spread of forest pests like the mountain pine beetle.

Many devastating forest pests have been spread via wood packaging and other wood products, impacting the health of forests and their many functions including the forest-based economy.

Many devastating forest pests have been spread via wood packaging and other wood products, impacting the health of forests and their many functions including the forest-based economy.

The Committee recommends that the Government of Canada continue to take an active role in combatting the spruce budworm and other forest pests which negatively affect the health of Canadian forests.

That includes federal labs conducting research that informs our responses to destructive forest pests, such as the pine beetle.