[EMAIL PROTECTED] (William J. Foristal) writes:
HI Sue,
For one thing the USDA probably doesn't have any authority when it comes
to guns and/or narcotics. But more importantly I don't think the states
or the feds want to set up a precedent that could develop into something
that would be like border checkpoints between the states.
Bill
On Thu, 09 Apr 1998 11:59:25 -0700 Sue Hartigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
>Sue Hartigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>
>Hi Bill:
>
>Makes sense. There certainly isn't anything out there except catus,
>so
>I guess the fly wouldn't survive to get to it's host if it tried to
>fly
>in.
>
>I can see what could happen to the California economy if it did get
>in.
>:(
>
>Still think that since they have these cars stopped anyway they could
>also look for guns and narcotics. But I guess they have their reasons
>why they don't. At least they do ask. :)
>
>Sue
>>
>> HI Sue,
>>
>> Because the fruit fly or any other pest needs the
>fruit/vegetable/plant
>> in order to live and reproduce. If there are no target crops
>between
>> point A and point B then the pest will not make it to point B. BUT,
>if
>> someone has a target crop in a car and it is infested with something
>and
>> they carry it to Point B where it gets into the crop in that
>location it
>> will not take long for it to infest all of Point B's crop.
>>
>> The potato famine in Ireland was caused by a fungus brought to that
>> country in ships from the US. The fungus got into the air and was
>> carried into the potato fields by the misty fog that was so
>prevalant in
>> Ireland.
>>
>> Bill
>
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