Texas
CBP: Rare pest found in shipment of fruits near Texas border
PHARR, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Agriculture specialists with U.S. Customs and Border Safety found a uncommon pest on the Pharr Worldwide Bridge.
On Could 2, specialists on the cargo facility carried out an inspection of recent fruit that arrived from Mexico, based on a launch from CBP.
The specialists discovered a leaf beetle later recognized as Cochabamba sp. in a field of mangosteen.
In keeping with the discharge, the beetle may cause “agricultural and financial harm as their larvae skeletonize the leaf floor and adults eat plant and tree leaves.”
The beetle is often present in South and Central America and has by no means been discovered at any of the nation’s ports, based on USDA entomologists.
“Our agriculture specialists assist defend American agriculture and contribute to the nation’s financial safety by denying entry to invasive species not identified to exist within the U.S.,” stated Port Director Carlos Rodriguez, Hidalgo/Pharr/Anzalduas Port of Entry within the launch.
After the invention, the cargo was refused entry and returned to Mexico.