Weevil makes U.S. debut at Port of Baltimore

Published January 1, 2009 5:00am ET



Baltimore, meet the weevil.

Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists here recently confirmed that the Dec. 15 interception of an Aulacobaris coerulescens — a type of snout beetle or weevil — is the first in U.S. history, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s pest identifier database.

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