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CBP Intercepts Live Beetle, Wood Boring Insects and Snails in Shipment of Terracotta Tiles Details Written by IVN
San Francisco, California - U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists (CBPAS) in San Francisco discovered an infestation of hitchhiking pests while examining a shipment of antique terracotta roof tiles from France.
CBP Agriculture Specialists discovered an infestation
of wood boring pests while examining a shipment
of antique terracotta roof tiles from France.
Agriculture Specialists found fresh frass, a fine powdery sawdust-type material produced by the activity of boring insects, on the wood packaging material in the shipment. Upon closer inspection the team extracted a live beetle, later identified as Arhopalus sp. (Cerambycidae), or longhorn beetle.