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AP IMPACT: Foreign insects, diseases got into US - Yahoo! News
AP IMPACT: Foreign insects, diseases got into US
By TRACIE CONE - Associated Press | AP – 7 hrs agoFRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Dozens of foreign insects and plant diseases slipped undetected into the United States in the years after 9/11, when authorities were so focused on preventing another attack that they overlooked a pest explosion that threatened the quality of the nation's food supply.
At the time, hundreds of agricultural scientists responsible for stopping invasive species at the border were reassigned to anti-terrorism duties in the newly formed Homeland Security Department — a move that scientists say cost billions of dollars in crop damage and eradication efforts from California vineyards to Florida citrus groves.
The consequences come home to consumers in the form of higher grocery prices, substandard produce and the risk of environmental damage from chemicals needed to combat the pests.
.... AP IMPACT: Foreign insects, diseases got into US - Yahoo! NewsThursday, October 06, 2011
Last American Who Knew What The Fuck He Was Doing Dies | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
Last American Who Knew What The Fuck He Was Doing Dies
Last American Who Knew What The Fuck He Was Doing Dies | The Onion - America's Finest News Source
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