Border agents find dangerous insect species seen in U.S. for first time

Agricultura

Oct. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. Customs & Border Patrol agricultural specialists at the Port of San Luis in Arizona intercepted an insect not previously identified in the United States: Osbornellus sallus. CBP Tucson office specialists found the pests during a routine inspection of a radicchio shipment arriving from Mexico at the port halfway between San Diego and Tucson, according to the agency on Friday. Radicchio is a bitter and spicy leaf vegetable. The Osbornellus sallus -- which is a type of

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