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South Florida customs intercepts five pests never seen before in US
AP ^ | April 15, 2011

Posted on 04/15/2011 7:15:46 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement

MIAMI— Customs inspectors in Miami have intercepted five pests that had never been seen before in the U.S. during this year's first three months.

The list includes a longhorn beetle found in railroad ties from Argentina, a leafhopper in a mint shipment from Colombia and a moth in a container of fresh okra from Honduras.

The bugs were found by Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at Miami International Airport and Port Everglades in Broward County.

(Excerpt) Read more at sun-sentinel.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: customs; pests
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To: dead

and Yahoo Serious.


21 posted on 04/15/2011 11:59:25 AM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: UCFRoadWarrior

thanks China!

22 posted on 04/15/2011 12:01:47 PM PDT by CJ Wolf (I like it that FR still spell checks "obama")
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