An invasive beetle tried to cross the Texas border this month.
It is the first time the Cochabamba beetle was spotted in the U.S.
Border Protection Ag Specialists found it inside a shipment of mangosteen plants from Mexico. It caused concern since the beetle’s larvae would skeletonize leaf surfaces.
This type of beetle is usually found in Central and South America.
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