The khapra beetle is native to India and has become established in a number of Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Asian and African countries. It has also been discovered in North America. Scientists have discovered it in Chicago.> Customs specialists have intercepted the beetle 100 times in 2011, "compared to three to six per year in 2005 and 2006, and averaging about 15 per year from 2007 to 2009 [3]
It happened again in January 2011, reported in the Daily Telegraph, same airport as now LA, 16th of September, 2011. [4] [6]
It is the fourth time the beetle has turned up at the Los Angeles/Long Beach port complex this year, and the 145th interception at a U.S. port of entry in 2011, compared with just 37 last year and an average of 15 or fewer in previous years.[6]
Chicago, August 25th again. [5]
Someone in India is definitely trying to poison Americans.
ELIAKIM JOSEPH-SOPHIA
1. http://academysounds.blogspot.com/2011/02/visions-peace-kodesh.html
2. http://academysounds.blogspot.com/2011/03/life-visions.html
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khapra_beetle
4. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/8242593/Worlds-most-dangerous-pest-found-in-bag-of-rice-at-LA-airport.html
5. http://www.inquisitr.com/136569/khapra-beetle-discovered-at-chicago-customs-called-worlds-worst-pest/
6. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/09/khapra-beetle-port-of-los-angeles.html
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