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Who’s UPS gonna call? Bug busters
It’s Japanese beetle season and UPS Airlines is in full battle mode to prevent the destructive pest from hopping on a plane for a ride out West.
Japanese beetles, which were accidentally introduced to the U.S. more than a century ago, cause massive crop and plant damage each year. They feed on the roots of grasses and foliage of more than 300 species of ornamental and agricultural plants. The insects tend to hatch in large numbers and when they congregate can quickly defoliate a plant.
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Stink bug fouls up Australian airfreight
The Australian government has denied an industry request for hybrid air-sea shipments to be exempt from rules requiring vessels and freight from high-risk countries to undergo treatment to kill the brown marmorated stink bug, an invasive pest that is a threat to crops.
Australia’s air cargo market was nearly cut off from the rest of the world when the coronavirus forced international airlines to close down passenger networks last spring. In response, the Department of Agriculture gave freight...