加拿大一直禁止美国进口蜜蜂, 理由是没有改变规则的科学需要。 Canada keeps banning U.S. honey bee imports over mite fears, citing no scientific need to change rules.

加拿大食品监察署表示, 限制从北美以外地区进口蜜蜂以防止Troppilalasps mite的传播, 没有科学依据。 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. 该机构保持现行规则——要求出口国核证蜜蜂是无蜜蜂的——是足够的,并继续监测情况。 The agency maintains current rules—requiring exporting countries to certify bees are mite-free—are sufficient and continues to monitor the situation. 尽管艾伯塔省养蜂人和国会议员Arnold Viersen呼吁取消长期禁止美国进口的禁令, 但CFIA指出引进害虫的风险仍然太高, 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. 如果出现新的证据,它将重新考虑其立场。 It will revisit its stance if new evidence emerges.