{"id":70784,"date":"2016-03-21T21:45:07","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T01:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=70784"},"modified":"2016-03-21T21:45:52","modified_gmt":"2016-03-22T01:45:52","slug":"first-in-us-insect-discovered-in-flower-shipment-from-ecuador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/first-in-us-insect-discovered-in-flower-shipment-from-ecuador\/","title":{"rendered":"First-in-US Insect Discovered In Flower Shipment From Ecuador"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico. \u2013 US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agriculture specialists<\/a> discovered a new pest found for the first time in the nation.<\/p>\n

On January 4, 2016, while inspecting a shipment of cut flowers from Ecuador at the Luis Munoz Marin Air Cargo facilities in Puerto Rico, a CBP Agriculture Specialist intercepted an uncommon pest. The insect was identified on March 21, 2016 by US Department of Agriculture (USDA) as Prairiana sp. (Cicadellidae), considered an actionable pest and \u201cFirst Time in Nation\u201d interception.<\/p>\n

The insect was found on Hydrangea sp., a species of flowering plants. This insect is an actionable pest and it is the first time it has been found at a United States ports of entry.<\/p>\n

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CBP Agriculture Specialists issued an Emergency Action Notification and the shipment was destroyed at a CBP\/USDA approved facility.<\/p>\n

\u201cCBP Agriculture specialists have an important mission in safeguarding the nation\u2019s agriculture\u201d, said Sonja Cruz-Fidalgo, San Juan Supervisory Operations Manager \u2013 Agriculture. \u201cThis first in port interception demonstrates the vigilance of the agriculture specialists in Puerto Rico and their dedication to detect and prevent foreign invasive plants and plant pests from entering through our ports of entry.\u201d<\/p>\n

CBP Agriculture specialists work closely with Animal Plant Health Inspection Services \u2013 Plant Protection & Quarantine to protect our nation\u2019s agriculture resources against the introduction of foreign plant pests and animal diseases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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