Evidence of Khapra beetles — considered by the federal department of agriculture to be among "the world’s most destructive pests" — was found at Detroit Metro Airport, the U.S. Customs and Border ...
Customs officials are ramping up efforts to prevent any more grain-eating beetles from showing up in American storehouses, officials said. Inspectors have found the Khapra beetle in imports in greater ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Remains of “the world’s most invasive grain pest” were discovered in a bag of seeds at Detroit Metropolitan Airport last year, officials say. It happened April 18, when a ...
The Australian government has estimated the cost of khapra beetle to Australia's grains industry at more than $15 billion if it became endemic across the country. The invasive grain pest was ...
One of the world’s most-destructive insects was intercepted by customs officials at the Washington-Dulles International Airport. Officials found two Khapra beetle larvae inside a rice-filled burlap ...
DETROIT — Remains of a tiny but destructive beetle were located at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport last year, renewing calls for proper declarations when traveling. U.S. Customs and Border Protection ...
U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists intercepted Khapra beetle remains at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport last spring, federal officials say. “Khapra beetle is one of the many ...