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Unsolicited seeds being sent to the US from China. (Follow-up article pg 2, 31Jul20)
July 31, 2020, 04:41 PM
RB211Unsolicited seeds being sent to the US from China. (Follow-up article pg 2, 31Jul20)
Uh-huh....
Seed to flower to pod to:
July 31, 2020, 04:47 PM
Skins2881
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Sic Semper Tyrannis July 31, 2020, 05:52 PM
ZSMICHAELMS Bureau of Plant Industry
^^^
Another agency I never heard of. Quite a title.
August 02, 2020, 08:05 PM
kkina14 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.
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August 02, 2020, 11:02 PM
jonremquote:
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.
They’ll do that when they’re in a position of strength. For now, they’re going to need our food imports due to flooding.
August 03, 2020, 08:03 AM
GraniteguyOK. Let's get back to Murder Hornets.
They didn't get a fair shake and only had a few days in the limelight.
August 03, 2020, 08:13 AM
kkinaquote:
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 StateAugust 03, 2020, 09:18 AM
guardianangel762quote:
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
Those sneaky Chinese.
Is there a plant that is so badass just planting it in someone's country is an act of war?
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August 03, 2020, 09:20 AM
vinnybass^^^ Off the top of my head, kudzu & bamboo.
"We're all travelers in this world. From the sweet grass to the packing house. Birth 'til death. We travel between the eternities." August 03, 2020, 11:37 AM
YooperSigsWhy am I left out? No one has sent me any seeds.
I never win anything!
End of Earth: 2 Miles
Upper Peninsula: 4 Miles
August 03, 2020, 11:41 AM
280noslerquote:
Originally posted by vinnybass:
^^^ Off the top of my head, kudzu & bamboo.
I could be wrong, but I think we intentionally imported kudzu, but I'd still like to kick the person who did.
August 03, 2020, 11:44 AM
Angus the KidHave you ever planted Morning Glory? It will take over the world one day!
"Meet the new boss, same as the old boss" August 03, 2020, 11:57 AM
slosigquote:
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.
The US National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), then known as the Soil Conservation Service, brought in Veldt Grass to stabilize sandy slopes. They’ve since regretted that decision as it is quite invasive and good luck getting rid of it. On the plus side, it has a lot of protein and cattle and goats seem to eat it readily. Probably better than KUDZU, but still a mistake...
August 03, 2020, 02:15 PM
joel9507quote:
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.
I have heard, but cannot confirm, that back in the day there were state and federal agencies promoting the planting of kudzu for preventing erosion.
August 03, 2020, 02:32 PM
snwghstquote:
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.
Cicada Killer Wasps are being misidentified as murder hornets across the country. Being in CO I'd think it was a Cicada killer
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August 04, 2020, 01:53 PM
Georgeairquote:
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.
For the record, Booneville is also where this ride was devised by some rednecks.
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August 07, 2020, 08:31 AM
ChowserGot an email from my fedex account today.
Something is coming from
YUNGOU TRADE
ROOM 3-307 HUATONG SCIENCE PARK
NO.66 SOFTWARE AVENUE
NANJING, CN, 211100
Reference says chemical synthesis fiber wig.
Package is 0.3KG. Probably seeds. Hopefully customs grabs it so I don’t have to deal with it.
Not minority enough! August 07, 2020, 09:47 AM
monoblokquote:
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
A clandestine recording. Captured in a super secret backroom someplace in the northern suburbs of Beijing:"Lessee...the bee-killing disease isn't working as well as we hoped. Their damned researchers are going to have time to find a cure! Fong Li, that HUMONGOUS MURDER HORNET idea was just plain
DUMB. Besides, you're supposed to implant them in the heart of CALIFORNIA'S agricultural region, not to some podunk, no-place backwater on the edge of Washington State. Not even in that state's main farming region...SHEESH. What a noob move!"
<a sigh...then a dramatic pause>
"Now...this new idea may have some possibilities. Genetically mutated seeds; whose pollen is designed to nefariously sterilize the queen bee and end bee populations like FOREVER. America will come CRAWLING TO US for their food, just like they do for iPhones, Harbor Freight tools, Walmart schlock, everything else! Win-win for us! It is now time to say, 'bwahahahaha'. But in
UNISON, this time! Do NOT forget: the Party Rocks!"
<end of recording>
-MG
August 07, 2020, 04:23 PM
casquote:
mustard
cabbage
mint
sage
rosemary
lavender
morning glory
hibiscus
roses
And now that people are expecting those, they start sending the OTHER seeds! (cue dramatic music)
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