[EMAIL PROTECTED] (William J. Foristal) writes:
HI Sue,
Because the fruit fly or any other pest needs the fruit/vegetable/plant
in order to live and reproduce. If there are no target crops between
point A and point B then the pest will not make it to point B. BUT, if
someone has a target crop in a car and it is infested with something and
they carry it to Point B where it gets into the crop in that location it
will not take long for it to infest all of Point B's crop.
The potato famine in Ireland was caused by a fungus brought to that
country in ships from the US. The fungus got into the air and was
carried into the potato fields by the misty fog that was so prevalant in
Ireland.
Bill
On Wed, 08 Apr 1998 20:27:58 -0700 Sue Hartigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
>Sue Hartigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>
>Hi Bill:
>
>It's that agriculture border check. They don't seem to be interested
>in
>anything other than fruits and veggies. Drugs and guns they don't
>care
>about.
>
>Heaven help us that we would get another fruit fly or something like
>that. Seriously, I guess that is immportant, but I can't see why the
>stupid fly couldn't just fly over the border on it's own, why would it
>need a car to transport it.
>
>Sue
>>
>> HI Sue,
>>
>> There's a border check going from Arizona into California?????? I
>guess
>> I never realized that.
>>
>> But now that you mention it, I DO remember a trip to California when
>I
>> was 18 where we were stopped somewhere and questioned about plants,
>> fruits and vegetables we had in the car. I guess it makes sense
>when you
>> consider the damage that could be done if some disease were to be
>> unleashed on the crops there in California.
>>
>> But it still seems obvious that bringing guns into California is not
>a
>> major task.
>>
>> Bill
>
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