That’s a first: Rare pest intercepted at Brownsville port

That’s a first: Rare pest intercepted at Brownsville port

There was a “rare” first at the Veterans International Bridge last month. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a news release that its agriculture specialists intercepted a rare pest from a shipment of palm foliage on March 13. After a shipment consisting of palm foliage was referred to the dock for an intensive agriculture inspection, CBP agriculture specialists found a live pest on a palm leaf, the release stated. The pest was submitted …

• Agricultural specialists of the entity detected something unprecedented in a shipment of palm foliage.

Brownsville Port of Entry CBP agriculture specialists intercept rare first in port pest

Brownsville Port of Entry CBP agriculture specialists intercept rare first in port pest richard.j.pauza Thu, 04/03/2025 - 11:11 BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Agriculture specialists with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations at the Veterans International Bridge import lot intercepted a rare “First in Port” pest in a shipment of palm foliage. The interception occurred on March 13 at the Veterans International Bridge import lot whe…