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US Border Agents Detect New Pest Species in Shipment of Mexican Radicchio

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According to El Financiero, agricultural specialists from the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) made an unusual discovery at the border with Sonora. A pest species not previously identified in the country, Osbornellus salsus, was detected in a shipment of radicchio from Mexico. The…

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Tucson, Arizona — Agriculture specialists from the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) intercepted for the first time in the country a pest identified as Osbornellus salsus during an inspection in the Port of San Luis, the federal agency reported. The finding occurred during a routine review of a shipment of radicchio (chicoria) from Mexico. The specialists collected a specimen and sent it to an entomologist from the Animal and Plant H…

The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) detected a pest in Mexican crops during a routine inspection in the port of San Luis, Tucson, Arizona. The American agency identified the species as Osbornellus salsus, a tiny insect capable of seriously affecting the health of plants. The finding was made in a shipment of chicory (also known as scarlet) from Mexico. According to CBP, it is the first time that the presence of this pest is recorde…

By: Milenio Mexico City, Mexico.- The U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) identified a kind of plague never seen before in their country, coming from Mexican exports, reported in a statement. It is the Osbornellus salsus, which was found by agricultural specialists in the Port of San Luis, during a “routine inspection on a vessel loaded with cabbage from Mexico.” “A specimen was collected and sent with an ethnologist from the Depa…

MILENIO The U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) identified a kind of pest never seen before in his country, coming from Mexican exports, reported in a statement. It is the Osbornellus salsus, which was found by agricultural specialists in the Port of San Luis, during a “routine inspection on a vessel loaded with cabbage from Mexico.” “A specimen was collected and sent with an ethnologist from the Department of Agriculture. The Nat…

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diario.mx broke the news in on Tuesday, October 21, 2025.
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