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Originally Posted by Bruce Winter
I was referring to importing from all of Asia where the dread Asian longhorned beetle is a serious threat. The last time I checked, the quarentine was 2 years in a very tight greenhouse.
What I've never understood is that one can import to Europe from Asia directly without a quarentine. I've asked this on a few forums but never had a reply.
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Hmmm...
There could be a couple things at work:
1) Maybe Europe doesn't have a multibillion dollar citrus agrobusiness that together with the forestry industry pays lobbyists millions to influence policies with respect to influence import/export issues...
2) or, it might also be a climate issue. Maybe the countries in Europe that are most affected have temperate zones that present barriers to naturalization (like a harsh winter or something). The US is pretty big and it seems possible that pests could migrate and overwinter in another part of the country or state.
Regards,
Matt