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To: goldworldnet who wrote (304712)	5/12/2009 5:29:22 AM
From: Tom Clarke	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) of 793842

Pest-infested fence shipment stopped in Seattle May 5, 2009 By GARY CHITTIM SEATTLE – The U.S. Customs and Border agents have detained 11 shipments of reed fencing from China that were so infested with plant pests and diseases, it could have killed crops. One of those shipments came into Seattle. The first shipment of reed fencing arrived at the port of International Falls, Minn. infested with Cecidomyiidae flies and Phoma spp., a plant disease. A similar shipment of reed fencing arrived in Seattle and was found to be infested with harmful pests. Border patrol agents found that the same shipper was shipping similar products through various ports on the east and west coast and across the U.S.-Canadian border. A nationwide alert was issued. All 11 shipments were either fumigated or re-exported. The border patrol says they could have cost the U.S. hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost crops and treatment. The action may have prevented a major infestation and points out the changing nature of border patrol. Customs agents can no longer just concentrate on illegal or dangerous cargo. They are the first line of defense against invasion of non-native species. Cecidomyiidae is the family of flies that are known as the gall midges or gall gnats. They are tiny flies that feed on plant tissue and cause abnormal growths called galls to develop on the host. Phoma spp. are fungal pathogens that cause blight disease in a wide variety of plants including nursery stock, trees and agricultural crops. Another pest found on the reed fencing shipments was Noctuidae moths and the Striped Rice Borer, Chilo suppressalis. Noctuidae eat away the bases of plants such as lettuce and broccoli. Chilo suppressalis, is a stem-feeding beetle considered to be one of the most serious economic pests of rice crops in Asia. It’s not known if they exist yet in the U.S. king5.com

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