Abstract
This paper reviews some case histories of insect introductions via wood and wood products, as well as the types of products that can transport these insects (unprocessed logs, lumber and solid wood packing material, nursery stock, and special products), and outlines some methods of mitigating the risk of these introductions (pest risk analysis, monitoring for new pests, quarantine measures, and treatment of infested wood and wood products). The following insect pests are mentioned: European pine shoot beetles (Tomicus piniperda), Asian longhorn beetles (Anoplophora spp.), Red turpentine beetles (Dendroctonus valens), Eurasian woodwasps (Tremex fuscicornis), Emerald ash borers (Agrilus planipennis) and Banded elm bark beetles (Scolytus schevyrewi).