Citrus root weevil found at Port of Wilmington for first time

Citrus root weevil found at Port of Wilmington for first time

"While inspecting a shipment of pineapples from Honduras, the agriculture specialists and entomologists from the U.S. Department of Agriculture identified the pest and notified the importer, who chose to fumigate the entire shipment.

"During a typical day last year, CBP agriculture specialists across the nation seized 2,677 prohibited plant, meat and animal byproducts and soil and intercepted 240 insect pests at U.S. ports.

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