Importing mantids into Canada

[jacksun]

During my research I was looking at bringing in mantids from the US. Here is the response I received from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (they manage plant and animal imports)

You will need to apply for a Plant Permit to Import. Information on

applying for a permit can be found at:

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg...r/appdeme.shtml

The application form can found at:

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/for/pdf/c5256e.pdf

There are costs involved, $65.00 to apply, another $100.00 I think if they do an inspection.

Hope this helps.

Wayne

 

[Emile.Wilson]

During my research I was looking at bringing in mantids from the US. Here is the response I received from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (they manage plant and animal imports)You will need to apply for a Plant Permit to Import. Information on

applying for a permit can be found at:

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg...r/appdeme.shtml

The application form can found at:

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/for/pdf/c5256e.pdf

There are costs involved, $65.00 to apply, another $100.00 I think if they do an inspection.

Hope this helps.

Wayne

i think i might be one of the only active canadians on mantidforum,now there is two. thanks for this.

-Emile

 

[jacksun]

i think i might be one of the only active canadians on mantidforum,now there is two. thanks for this. -Emile

No Problem, I got the prices wrong though.....$35.00 to apply, $250.00 if they require a pest assessment and $100.00 for inspection.

The application is fairly straightforward, and well explained in the preamble.

There are some VERY specific requirements regarding what is on the application and permit (IE: importers name etc) that MUST match the exporters documents, so when you are importing you must ensure you provide the exporter with the instructions for filling out their side of the documentation accurately or they will get delayed or rejected. If they reject the package at the border, it will get 1) destroyed at your expense, or 2) returned to the exporter at your expense.

Wayne

 

[AmandaLynn]

Are ooths considered live insects? What would happen if a person crossed the border with an ooth? Would they get fined or would the ooth just be confiscated?

 

[Katnapper]

Are ooths considered live insects? What would happen if a person crossed the border with an ooth? Would they get fined or would the ooth just be confiscated?

I really don't know. But I have sent several ooths to Canada that made it to their recipients just fine, with no repercussions.

 

[francisco]

Hello,

OOthecae will be also consider as insects, but most agents will mistaken them for flower seeds or bulbs.

I got some confiscated because I did not have a plant permit and I could not bring any plant bulbs without a permit.

regards

francisco

 

[Emile.Wilson]

I really don't know. But I have sent several ooths to Canada that made it to their recipients just fine, with no repercussions.

I got nymphs to prove it

 

[PhilinYuma]

I really don't know. But I have sent several ooths to Canada that made it to their recipients just fine, with no repercussions.

+1

 

[keri]

Good to know... :lol:

 

[AmandaLynn]

:lol: Yes, good to know. Thanks.

 

[hysteresis]

 everyone has shipped to Canada but no one ships to Canada  

 

[Teamonger]

Just going to add a few links here for more knowledge!

This seems to be the main site of note: http://www.inspection.gc.ca/plants/plant-pests-invasive-species/directives/imports/d-12-02/eng/1432586422006/1432586423037?fbclid=IwAR3fI8ibM1TkotTpQsmKKrwhBOjdQNB7PpwcTmD3BuPyCviie4o4cpxiACo#s61

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/plants/plant-pests-invasive-species/directives/imports/d-12-02/appendix-1/eng/1433209372739/1433209373489

Above is the list (Appendix 1) of all controlled organisms. If you search for "Phyllocrania paradoxa" you'll find (as of 2018) that ghost mantises require a permit and are for exhibition only

However Tenodera sinensis is free for all uses with a permit (Though since these are native its pretty useless to get a permit).

The following has more information on what exactly is meant by "Exhibition" and other useful (if still utterly confusing) information.

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/plants/plant-pests-invasive-species/directives/imports/d-12-02/eng/1432586422006/1432586423037

2.2 Containment Standards for Facilities Handling Plant Pests


Some potentially injurious organisms may only be imported into Canada under containment and cannot be released into the environment. These organisms can only be imported for specific end uses: for scientific research, exhibition/display, education or industrial/processing purposes.

Having never attempted this mad process myself I have little more to offer then the results of my hours of futile research in the hopes someone else might take up the cause!