First-in-Port Pest on Rambutan Discovered at Port Manatee
TAMPA, Fla. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) agriculture specialists working at Port Manatee discovered a strange pest on fresh rambutan fruit arriving in a shipment from Mexico. The pest was identified as Ozophora consanguinea Distant (Rhyparochromidae) and is not known to occur in the United States. The container with all commodities was re-exported to Mexico. Photo provided by: U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Original public domain image from Flickr
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