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 !    Penn State Phytosanitary Treatment Research
• Bark-Free Pallets - A Summary of the Issue (5-1-06)
• Bark-Free Pallets? The Issue Facing the World's Wooden Pallet Industry (11-16-05)
• Feasibility of eradicating cerambycid larvae and pinewood nematodes infesting lumber with commercial 2.45 GHz microwave equipment (Limestone Bluffs project final report)
• Feasibility of eradicating pinewood nematodes and cerambycid beetle larvae infesting lumber with commercial 2.45 GHz microwave equipment (Summary Powerpoint Presentation)
• Parameters for scale-up of lethal microwave treatment to eradicate cerambycid larvae infesting solid wood packing materials (FPJ, July/Aug, 2004)
 !    Other Phytosanitary Reference Material
• ISPM 15 (2002)
• Phytosanitation of Wood Packaging Newletter (USFS & WVU) (March 2006)
• Phytosanitation of Wood Packaging Newletter (USFS & WVU) (January 2006)
• Phytosanitation of Wood Packaging Newletter (USFS & WVU) (September 2005)
• Pennsylvania Suppliers of Export-Approved Pallets and Solid Wood Packaging Materials
• Heat Sterilization of Hardwood Pallets and Pallet Material (NCSU)
• NHLA Heat Treatment Program Factoids
http://www.natlhardwood.org/news.asp?userid=&ID=138&read=1&news=1
• International Pest Management Issue (Pallet Enterprise)
• Using a hot water bath as an alternative phytosanitation method for wood packaging material (FPJ, April, 2005)
• IMPACT OF INTERNATIONAL PHYTOSANITARY STANDARDS ON WOOD
PACKAGING MATERIAL (WPM) END USERS: PREIMPLEMENTATION
ASSESSMENT (Forest Products Journal, Sept. 2005)
• APHIS Wood Packaging Materials Import and Export Information
• Wood Packaging Material (WPM) Import Requirements by Country (USDA)
• Wood Packaging Frequently Asked Questions (US)
http://www.export.gov/regulation/wood_packaging.asp
• Export Wood Packaging Material Fumigation Policy (US) (August 2005)
• Australian Wood Packaging Certification Scheme for Export
http://www.daff.gov.au/content/publications.cfm?ObjectID=77F02D59-6BE4-4C60-ACDCD22157A383BA
• Exotic insect interceptions from wooden dunnage and packing material (Canada)
http://www.pfc.forestry.ca/biodiversity/exotics/dunnage_e.html
• Non-Compliant Wood Packaging – (Canada)
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/agency/advisory/2006-03-10-e.html
• PHYTOSANITARY REQUIREMENTS FOR WOOD PACKAGING USED FOR EXPORT (Scotland)
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Agriculture/plant/18273/potatoexpconds/ISPM15

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