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Canada keeps banning U.S. honey bee imports over mite fears, citing no scientific need to change rules.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says there's no scientific basis for restricting honey bee imports from outside North America to prevent the spread of the tropilaelaps mite, which has been found in Asia but not in countries like Australia, New Zealand, Italy, or Chile.
The agency maintains current rules—requiring exporting countries to certify bees are mite-free—are sufficient and continues to monitor the situation.
Despite calls from Alberta beekeepers and MP Arnold Viersen to lift the long-standing ban on U.S. imports, the CFIA says the risk of introducing pests remains too high to allow such changes.
It will revisit its stance if new evidence emerges.
Canadá sigue prohibiendo las importaciones de abejas melíferas estadounidenses por temor a los ácaros, citando que no hay necesidad científica de cambiar las reglas.