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Border agents intercept "destructive" Pakistani insects in Oakland Published 24 March 2011 The Khapra beetle, which is native to India, can eat its way through up to 70 percent of grain stores to which it has access; it was eradicated in the United States in 1966, and has been subject to federal quarantine since then; U.S. border agents in the Port of Oakland discover -- and destroy -- the larva in a shipment from Pakistan The Khapra beetle <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khapra_beetle> , an invasive and "extremely destructive" arthropod, has been intercepted by agents of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection <http://www.cbp.gov/> (CBP). In a news release yesterday, CBP announced that a team of its agriculture specialists had detected live larvae of the beetle - "considered one of the world's most destructive pests of grain products and seeds" - in a shipment of rice coming into Oakland from Pakistan. The Khapra, which is native to India, can reportedly eat its way through up to 70 percent of grain stores to which it has access. It was eradicated in the United States in 1966, and has been subject to federal quarantine since then. The larvae themselves are not easy to recognize. "The diligent effort required in spotting this pest is underscored by the fact that the specimens are extremely small, and they were nestled in among a container full of palletized goods," Richard Vigna, San Francisco director of field operations for CBP, said in a statement. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, discuss-os...@yahoogroups.com. -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor biso...@intellnet.org http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: osint-subscr...@yahoogroups.com Unsubscribe: osint-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtmlYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: osint-dig...@yahoogroups.com osint-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: osint-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
