Dangerous insects found at two airports in Washington

The border patrol officer stated that this year he intercepted one of the most dangerous pests in the world. It was discovered in grains and seeds at two airports in Washington, writes New York Post.

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In a statement Thursday, the agency said agricultural experts at Washington Dulles International Airport and Baltimore-Washington International Airport, also known as BWI, recently discovered the corn beetle, or khapra beetle, the only insect subject to regulatory action. organs - in the form of quarantine.

Dulles' specialists found four live adult beetles, 12 live larvae and several dead 24 January larvae in rice from a Washington resident, which he brought from Saudi Arabia. BWI specialists found two live adults and one dead, immature February 23 larvae in peas, which a New Yorker brought from Nigeria.

Food was burned.

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