Pest discovered in shipment of fresh basil from Mexico

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[NormsRevenge]

SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, Calif. (KGO) -- A rare pest was recently discovered at SFO in a shipment of fresh basil from Mexico.

The pest is often referred to as a type of stink bug and poses a major agricultural threat. ..

After authorities identified the pest, the entire shipment was refused entry and ordered to be exported from the United States.

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[NormsRevenge]

amazingly, only one of these little buggers has been seen here before.

if only sending the rest of the pests back was as easily accomplished

[NormsRevenge]

[b4its2late]

The should’ve loaded up the boat.

[VeniVidiVici]

I’m surprised the Democrats didn’t want to give it amnesty.

[twister881]

Problem solved: Issue a stink bug to every illegal alien.

[Mr. Dough]

This thread would just be too easy to make comments on, it’d be like shooting fish in a barrel!

[Daffynition]

CA is very fussy about what invasive species get into their state.

Introducing the Trissolcus, a tiny, parasitic wasp from Asia that thrives on destroying brown stinkbugs is a problem of its own.

[Repeat Offender]

CA is very fussy about what invasive species get into their state.

They don't seem very fussy over invasive illegal mexicans.

[JouleZ]

Only a lib would haul basil, which weighs nothing, in a shipping container from Mexico to San Francisco instead of freighting it via train or truck.

Union job snobs. Aye, caramba!

[Wayne07]

or, God forbid, just grow it..

[PistolPaknMama]

Did you know about this?

[BykrBayb]

Did it lay any anchor eggs?

[Slump Tester]

"...the entire shipment was refused entry and ordered to be exported from the United States."

Well, that solves THAT! We'll never see ANY of that shipment again!

[JouleZ]

Good point. Pot is grown and imported illegally on a daily basis but basil must be “inspected”.

[Steely Tom]

I’m surprised the Democrats didn’t want to give it amnesty.

If it voted reliably Democrat, you'd see a markedly different set of policy guidelines.

[Bigg Red]

And how many shipments don’t get checked? Why do we allow produce from that horrible country?

[factoryrat]

Who cares about some pest, as long as the product was imported at a sizable profit. Get with the program, it’s about profits at all costs, consequences be damned, as long as you make a profit this quarter. If you object to this, then you are one of those anti capitalist DNC-RNC haters.

[Rocky]

Was it Geraldo?

[Jeff Chandler]