CBP Intercepts Pests in Shipment of Xmas Trees from Canada
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has announced that CBP agriculture specialists and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service/Plant Protection and Quarantine (APHIS/PPQ) officers intercepted two types of insects on a shipment of pine trees from Canada. The insects found…
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were; a flea beetle, (Longitarsus sp. (Chrysomelidae)), and a white pine weevil (Pissodes Sp. (Curculionidae)). All infested and contaminated shipments with actionable pests or violations are safeguarded and transferred for appropriate re-export and/or destruction.