Ship infested with tree-killing Asian beetle ordered to leave US
Ship infested with tree-killing Asian beetle ordered to leave US
The Pan Jasmine had wood on its deck infested with five pests including a tree-killing Asian beetle (Picture: US Customs and Border Protection)
A cargo ship that anchored near New Orleans was ordered to leave the US after federal agents found wood infested with an Asian beetle that has been killing American trees for about a quarter-century.
US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials…