One of the world's "most destructive pests" — khapra beetle larvae — was intercepted at the International Falls port of entry last month, the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol said Tuesday. Found May 12 ...

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OAKLAND, Calif. (KTVU & Wires) - A container of 14 tons of Indian food was turned away at the Port of Oakland last week after authorities discovered evidence of khapra beetles inside, U.S. Customs and ...

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - Two shipping containers seized by federal authorities at the Port of Virginia contained live larvae of an invasive species of beetle. Acting on a tip, U.S. Customs and Border ...

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia has detected the larvae of khapra beetles in imported nappies sold in supermarkets nationwide, the agriculture ministry said, raising concerns the pest could infest ...

Authorities in Australia have discovered larvae belonging to the khapra beetle, an invasive pest that is considered a major threat to the nation’s grain industry, in a box of imported nappies. The ...

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists recently discovered nine Asian Gypsy Moth egg masses on four vehicle carrier vessels at the Port of Baltimore. Agriculture ...

Things could have become pretty buggy for producers of grain and seeds if U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) had been slacking on the job. On Dec. 29 at Los Angeles International Airport, CBP ...

Customs officials are ramping up efforts to prevent any more grain-eating beetles from showing up in American storehouses, officials said. Inspectors have found the Khapra beetle in imports in greater ...