CBP Valentine’s Day Prep: Are Your Flowers Pest and Disease Free?
CBP recommends to individuals bringing flower arrangements from Mexico to be aware of prohibited flowers and floral fillers that are not allowed into the United States. Keep Reading
CBP Seizes 154 Pounds of Prohibited Bologna
Bologna is a prohibited product because it is made from pork and has the potential for introducing foreign animal diseases to the U.S. pork industry. Keep Reading
Baltimore CBP Intercepts Prohibited Manure-Based Fertilizer from Mexico and Destructive Long-Horned Beetles
Spondylidinae (Cerambycidae) long-horned beetle larvae are voracious wood borers that can cause extensive damage to living trees or untreated lumber. Keep Reading
CBP Agriculture Specialists in Florida Intercept Several Highly Unusual Pests
Scarab beetles can pose a significant agriculture threat because they feed on a wide variety of important agriculture crops. Keep Reading
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agricultural Specialists Stop and Smell the Valentine Flowers
So far this season, the top ten incoming ports have processed 974 million stems, and intercepted some 1,662 pests. Keep Reading
CBP Ag Specialists Intercept Rare Pest, a First in the Nation Discovery, in Persian Lime Shipment
According to USDA entomologists, this pest has never been found at any of the nation’s ports of entry. CBP refused entry to the shipment and the limes were returned to Mexico. Keep Reading