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One of world’s most destructive insects found at DC airports
NY Post ^ | 3/8/2018 | AP

Posted on 03/09/2018 11:22:40 AM PST by bkopto

The US Customs and Border Patrol says it has intercepted one of the world’s most destructive pests of stored grains, cereals and seeds at two Washington-area airports this year.

An agency release Thursday said agriculture specialists at Washington Dulles International Airport and Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport recently encountered the Khapra beetle....

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Gardening
KEYWORDS: agriculture; bwi; iad; pests
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And I thought the article was going to be about Schumer, Pelousi, and various other assorted Rat seditionists
1 posted on 03/09/2018 11:22:40 AM PST by bkopto
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My first thought was intentional biological warfare.


2 posted on 03/09/2018 11:27:44 AM PST by rlmorel (Leftists: American Liberty is the egg that requires breaking to make their Utopian omelette)
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To: bkopto

Will this illegal immigration never stop?


3 posted on 03/09/2018 11:30:50 AM PST by WayneS (An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill.)
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To: bkopto

Was the insect called “liberalus stupidus”? These vermin go from blue state to red state and destroy each city they go to after destroying the last city with their leftard nonsense.


4 posted on 03/09/2018 11:33:05 AM PST by beergarden
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Will this illegal immigration never stop?


It’s ok. They have H-1b visas. Doing the work american insects won’t do.


5 posted on 03/09/2018 11:38:20 AM PST by robroys woman (So you're not confused, I'm male.)
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To: bkopto
Dulles specialists found four live adults, 12 live larvae and several dead larvae and cast skins Jan. 24 in rice a Washington resident brought from Saudi Arabia.

I've been promoting a complete travel ban with most nations of the mid-east and North Africa for the last 15 years. I continue to be proven correct.

6 posted on 03/09/2018 11:39:06 AM PST by PGR88
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in rice a Washington resident brought from Saudi Arabia

in cow peas a New York City resident brought from Nigeria

I detect a pattern here.

7 posted on 03/09/2018 11:39:53 AM PST by Tax-chick ( Why not give up a bad habit today?)
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To: bkopto

Poli-tic


8 posted on 03/09/2018 11:39:56 AM PST by Cboldt
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To: bkopto

Termitus Socialisium?


9 posted on 03/09/2018 11:41:02 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: bkopto

TSA


10 posted on 03/09/2018 11:42:46 AM PST by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: Tax-chick

What’;s with these third world losers bringing their third world problems here? Leave us alone, you losers.


11 posted on 03/09/2018 11:44:55 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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To: robroys woman

Well. Everything is okay then.

I am sorry I overreacted.

;-)


12 posted on 03/09/2018 11:45:07 AM PST by WayneS (An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill.)
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Knowledge is power. ;-)


13 posted on 03/09/2018 11:48:03 AM PST by robroys woman (So you're not confused, I'm male.)
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To: SkyDancer
TSA

TSA?

14 posted on 03/09/2018 11:52:15 AM PST by End Times Sentinel (In Memory of my dear Friend Henry Lee II)
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15 posted on 03/09/2018 11:58:01 AM PST by hole_n_one
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Critical use of methyl bromide exemptions allow the United States to continue using MeBr until it is scheduled to be completely phased out sometime in 2017.

Not sure of the status in 2018 but I'm sure Sonny Perdue of Dept of Ag is on the case.

16 posted on 03/09/2018 11:58:40 AM PST by Zuben Elgenubi (NOPe to GOPe)
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Per Wiki:

The Khapra beetle (Trogoderma granarium), also called cabinet beetle,[1] which originated in South Asia, is one of the world’s most destructive pests of grain products and seeds.[2] It is considered one of the 100 worst invasive species in the world.[3] Infestations are difficult to control because of the insect’s ability to survive without food for long periods, its preference for dry conditions and low-moisture food, and its resistance to many insecticides.[3] There is a federal quarantine restricting the importation of rice into the U.S,. from countries with known infestations of the beetle.[4] Khapra beetle infestation can spoil otherwise valuable trade goods and threaten significant economic losses if introduced to a new area. Handling or consuming contaminated grain and seed products can lead to health issues such as skin irritation and gastrointestinal distress


17 posted on 03/09/2018 12:01:16 PM PST by tired&retired (Blessings)
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18 posted on 03/09/2018 12:02:20 PM PST by tired&retired (Blessings)
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Per Wiki:

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has established restrictions on grain and cereal imports from regions known for Khapra beetle infestation since July 2011.

These import regulations concern the import of rice, chickpeas, safflower seeds, and soybeans from regions determined to be infested with the Khapra beetle.[16] Any of these products shipped from regions in question must first be subject to a phytosanitary treatment, and a certificate stating the shipment has been inspected and found clean must be included with the product.

Many North African, Middle East, and South Asian countries, such as Afghanistan, Iran, Egypt, Syria, Morocco, Sri Lanka, and India are subject to these regulations.[18]

An amendment to the Khapra beetle import regulations was passed in December 2014, adding Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, South Sudan, and Palestinian Authority to the list of regulated nations.


19 posted on 03/09/2018 12:04:45 PM PST by tired&retired (Blessings)
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To: beergarden

We have a lot of that insect here in NC. They move from liberal S-holes up north, and come down here and vote in Dems to destroy our state like they did their previous one. Is there any known pest control to stop this destruction?


20 posted on 03/09/2018 12:05:12 PM PST by utford
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