press release July 1, 2015
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed that U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at a Buffalo international rail border crossing intercepted an invasive insect, Dryophthorus corticalis, a wood-boring weevil. The discovery marks the debut of this dangerous pest at any U.S. port of entry.
The insect poses a potential significant threat to American agriculture. Typically found in old European broadleaf and coniferous forests, the weevil larva develop and feed on the hardwoods of oak and beech trees.
On June 22, CBP agriculture specialists at the Buffalo rail border crossing in Black Rock inspected a shipment of marble slabs from Italy. The container was enroute to Minneapolis, Minnesota. During the inspection, a pest resembling a beetle was discovered and forwarded to USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. A
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