Imported pests; was disinfecting seeds
Russell Stafford, Odyssey Bulbs (Sat, 23 Feb 2013 11:41:47 PST)

I've only been half-following this thread, so I don't know whether
anyone's mentioned the mass transfer of USDA-APHIS inspection
personnel to the Department of Homeland Security in 2002 following
that department's creation. Rather than actually hiring staff, DHS
drafted thousands of employees from other agencies, including many or
most of the APHIS inspectors. This gap was never filled. Data
suggest that the rate of introduction of plant pests and pathogens
has increased several-fold since APHIS was
gutted. http://cbsnews.com/stories/2011/…

Russell

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