Gongbei Customs announced today that the Zhongshan Port Customs, which belongs to the customs, recently intercepted the alien species thorny magic saw longhorn beetle from a batch of imported logs, which is the first interception at a port in the country.
On November 27, a batch of logs imported from Guyana arrived at the Zhongshan Port Cargo Port, when the customs officers of Zhongshan Port carried out the unpacking inspection according to the instructions, they found that there were insect traces on the surface of some logs, and there were insect activities in the bark scattered at the bottom of the cabinet. Later, after the identification of the laboratory of Gongbei Customs Technology Center, a spiny-shaped magic saw longhorn was detected among the insects sent for inspection, which was the first time that this species was intercepted at the national port.
There are many kinds of longhorn beetle, it is an important forest borer pest, the adult will eat the branches and leaves, lay eggs on the tree, and the larvae will drill holes in the trunk to feed, hinder the growth of the tree, reduce the quality of the wood, and in severe cases, the whole tree can die. As an alien species, if it spreads and spreads long-distance with imported timber and its products, colonization will cause harm to agricultural and forestry production and ecological environment safety.
Since the beginning of this year, Zhongshan Port Customs has carried out the "Three-year Special Action to Strictly Prevent the Invasion of Alien Species", and strictly prevented the introduction of foreign animal and plant epidemics and alien species through the port by deepening the on-site joint monitoring mode of "Port Customs + Laboratory Experts". From January to November, more than 900 species of various alien pests were intercepted at the pass, including the red-bellied spiny fly, spiny magic saw beetle and other first-of-its-kind species at the national port. At the same time, relying on the Guangdong Provincial Science Education Base - "Qingli" National Biosecurity Base, the customs has carried out various forms and rich content of national biosecurity science popularization activities such as "open day", "entering enterprises" and "entering communities", so as to create a good atmosphere for everyone to participate in national biosecurity.
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Edited by Meng Ziwei.
Process Editor: Yan Shengmiao.