Friday, April 10, 2009

Protecting Our Environmnent from Invasive Pests!

Just saw an article about the USDA's Animal Plant Health Inspection Service publishing rules on importing goods from China, particularly artificial Christmas trees.

"APHIS said it issued more than 300 emergency orders since 2002 because of wood-boring beetles it found in imported Chinese artificial trees."

Read the full post here. http://www.joc.com/node/410689