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Originally posted by mesabi:
When I put my tinfoil hat on, I worry about some bio-engineered blight to attack domestic food crop production. Same thing happens when I take my my tinfoil hat off.

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Originally posted by Graniteguy:
OK. Let's get back to Murder Hornets.

They didn't get a fair shake and only had a few days in the limelight.

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Originally posted by kkina:
14 seed varieties identified by the USDA. The mystery seeds include (get ready):

mustard

cabbage

mint

sage

rosemary

lavender

morning glory

hibiscus

roses

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Originally posted by vinnybass:
^^^ Off the top of my head, kudzu & bamboo.

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Originally posted by drill sgt:
Just ask anybody in some of the southern states about how they feel about "KUDZU"when it was introduced to help control problems with erosion. Also ask about the "nutrea" rats that imported as pets in the 1800"s.(just a couple of pairs) They got loose and have destroyed so much property/wetlands across the entire gulf coast. Be very carefull. Once the smoke gets out of the bottle it does not go back in. .................... drill sgt.

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Originally posted by 280nosler:
I could be wrong, but I think we intentionally imported kudzu, but I'd still like to kick the person who did.

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Originally posted by bigeinkcmo:

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Originally posted by kkina:

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Originally posted by Graniteguy:
OK. Let's get back to Murder Hornets.

They didn't get a fair shake and only had a few days in the limelight.

They Found the First One in Washington State

Former co-worker posted a picture of one she found at her Church her in CO. I don't think she was trying to hype things so I'm assuming it's real and they're here too.

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BOONEVILLE, Ark. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture is asking people who receive unsolicited seeds sent from China not to plant them – but the warnings came two months too late for one Arkansas man.

“We brought them down here and planted the seeds just to see what would happen, every two weeks I’d come by and put Miracle-Gro on it and they just started growing like crazy,” Booneville resident Doyle Crenshaw told KFSM.

State agriculture officials have not yet been able to identify the plant that bears orange flowers and white, squash-like fruit. The Arkansas Department of Agriculture is taking the plants for further investigation, KFSM reports.

People across the country have been reporting unwanted deliveries from China of mysterious seeds in small, plastic bags. Like the shipment that arrived at Crenshaw’s door, some of the seeds are labeled on the outside as jewelry.

The USDA has speculated that the seed deliveries are part of a “brushing scam” in which online retailers use the identities of the seed recipients to post favorable customer reviews.


The USDA said in a statement it will work with “industry partners and other e-commerce platforms to put a stop to these illegal shipments,” adding that “compliance with import protocols is imperative to safeguard U.S. agriculture from pests and diseases.”

In the meantime, officials are asking anyone who receives such a package to not plant the seeds – which might spread an invasive species, pest or plant disease – and to immediately contact their state plant regulatory official or USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

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Originally posted by kkina:
14 seed varieties identified by the USDA. The mystery seeds include (get ready):

mustard

cabbage

mint

sage

rosemary

lavender

morning glory

hibiscus

roses

"At this time, we don't have any evidence indicating this is something other than a 'brushing scam' where people receive unsolicited items from a seller who then posts false customer reviews to boost sales," the agency wrote in a statement."

Although the samples that have been identified so far appear to be harmless, the USDA is urging Americans to not plant unsolicited seeds.

FoxNews

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mustard
cabbage
mint
sage
rosemary
lavender
morning glory
hibiscus
roses