Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Live beetle larvae found in container from China
Live larvae of a destructive beetle have been found in a U.S.-bound shipment of rain ponchos from China.
Customs and Border Protection officials say agriculture specialists found the khapra beetle larvae while inspecting a truck entering the U.S. from Canada across the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge north of Buffalo last week.
They say three live larvae where found in an ocean container.
For more of the Press Herald story: www.pressherald.com
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