Miscellaneous CBP Releases
CBP issued the following releases on commercial trade and related matters:
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- CBP officers at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport last April intercepted khapra beetle remains, which the agency says is "the world's most invasive grain pest." The passenger, who was returning from Lebanon, was flagged on April 18 carrying a small bag of undeclared seeds for growing purposes in their luggage. CBP seized the bag and discovered a single cast skin in the bag of seeds, which was later determined to be the cast skin of a khapra beetle. CBP said it is hard to detect khapra beetles and hard to distinguish one from other similar species, so the identification was hailed as a significant accomplishment. "Due to its invasive nature, khapra beetle is one of several insects USDA considers quarantine significant -- dead or alive. Infestations of this beetle -- when it enters warehouses or granaries -- causes stored products to be inedible. This can rapidly devastate our nation’s agricultural economy. This, coupled with its ability to go dormant and its resistance to pesticides, has resulted in previous control efforts being long-term and costly," CBP said in a Jan. 14 release (here).