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CBP specialists intercept luggage holding destructive moth at Detroit airport

Headline from WLNS Lansing

Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists have intercepted a potentially destructive moth at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport — the first time the particular species has been seen in the U.S.

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  1. Fox2 Detroit

    Invasive moth new to US intercepted at Detroit airport (opens Fox2 Detroit)

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    Fox2 Detroit's feed description

    Border agents at Detroit Metro Airport made a first-in-the-nation interception earlier this year. Moth new to US found at Detroit airport In January, a search dog flagged the luggage of a passenger from Ghana during a routine inspection.

  2. WLNS Lansing

    CBP specialists intercept luggage holding destructive moth at Detroit airport (opens WLNS Lansing)

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    WLNS Lansing's feed description

    Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists have intercepted a potentially destructive moth at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport — the first time the particular species has been seen in the U.S.

  3. MLive

    Detroit airport dog sniffs out potentially destructive moth in traveler’s luggage (opens MLive)

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    MLive's feed description

    Inspectors searched the luggage and found the winged insect among corn and seeds being carried by the traveler.

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