PESTS FROM MEXICO ENTER THE USA.
Mexican Border:
U.S. Agricultural Quarantine Information Notice to Arriving Travelers
Plant Protection & Quarantine
February 2003
American agriculture is threatened by microscopic plant and animal pests and diseases. Travelers entering the United States may unknowingly carry these hitchhikers that could seriously damage American agriculture.
Agricultural Items Originating in Mexico Permitted into the United States (after passing inspection)
Acorns
Avocados, without seed (not admitted into California, Florida, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, or Guam)
Bananas
Blackberries (fruit)
Blueberries(fruit)
Cacao bean pod
Chestnuts
Dates
Eggs, boiled or cooked
Lemons
Lettuce
Limes, sour
Mint
Pineapple (prohibited into Hawaii)
Prickly pear fruit (tuna)
Prickly pear pad (nopales)
Radish
Rampion
Raspberries (fruit)
Rhubarb
Rosemary (above–ground parts)
Sage
Spinach
Strawberries
Vegetables—Most vegetables are permitted after inspection. For a detailed status of certain
vegetables, consult with your local APHIS/Plant Protection and Quaranine office or check
USDA - APHIS - Missing Page - Error 404.
Watercress
Note that these are general lists. For complete details, go to USDA - APHIS - Missing Page - Error 404.
Agricultural Items Originating in Mexico Not Permitted into the United States
Animal feed
Meats (including meat, pork, and raw poultry)
Plants—Some plants may enter with permit; consult with USDA/APHIS.
Seeds—Some seeds may enter with permit; consult with USDA/APHIS.
Soil
Straw
Sugarcane
Sweet potatoes
Wheat straw
APHIS | News
Pests from Mexcio do fall under illegal alien catagory, don't they?
Mexican Border:
U.S. Agricultural Quarantine Information Notice to Arriving Travelers
Plant Protection & Quarantine
February 2003
American agriculture is threatened by microscopic plant and animal pests and diseases. Travelers entering the United States may unknowingly carry these hitchhikers that could seriously damage American agriculture.
Agricultural Items Originating in Mexico Permitted into the United States (after passing inspection)
Acorns
Avocados, without seed (not admitted into California, Florida, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands, or Guam)
Bananas
Blackberries (fruit)
Blueberries(fruit)
Cacao bean pod
Chestnuts
Dates
Eggs, boiled or cooked
Lemons
Lettuce
Limes, sour
Mint
Pineapple (prohibited into Hawaii)
Prickly pear fruit (tuna)
Prickly pear pad (nopales)
Radish
Rampion
Raspberries (fruit)
Rhubarb
Rosemary (above–ground parts)
Sage
Spinach
Strawberries
Vegetables—Most vegetables are permitted after inspection. For a detailed status of certain
vegetables, consult with your local APHIS/Plant Protection and Quaranine office or check
USDA - APHIS - Missing Page - Error 404.
Watercress
Note that these are general lists. For complete details, go to USDA - APHIS - Missing Page - Error 404.
Agricultural Items Originating in Mexico Not Permitted into the United States
Animal feed
Meats (including meat, pork, and raw poultry)
Plants—Some plants may enter with permit; consult with USDA/APHIS.
Seeds—Some seeds may enter with permit; consult with USDA/APHIS.
Soil
Straw
Sugarcane
Sweet potatoes
Wheat straw
APHIS | News
Pests from Mexcio do fall under illegal alien catagory, don't they?
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