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MIAMI, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- A rare insect new to the United States was apprehended in Miami's airport when it entered the country in a shipment of South African flowers, an official said.
The Miami Herald reported the bug, Uttaris pallidipennis Stal, a species of the Hemiptera order, was discovered by U.S. Customs and Border Protection Aug. 20 at Miami International Airport. The flowers were sent past customs, but the insect is being held by U.S. Department of Agriculture entomology experts.
``Whenever you have an insect that is not native, there is really no way to tell how much damage it can do until it actually gets out and starts to eat,'' said USDA spokesman Jose Castellano, referring to the insect's potential harm to south Florida's ecosystem.
The recent visitor comes at a time when invasive whiteflies and Red bay ambrosia beetles and invasive whiteflies pose a problem to the landscaping and avocado industries in south Florida. Entomologists do not yet know whether the bug will cause damage, the newspaper reported.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (UPI) --
A man who made his young son run around and do pushups in the New York City snow in his underwear has incited outrage from people who say he is cruel.
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NEW YORK, Feb. 9 (UPI) --
Macaulay Culkin is in "perfectly good health," his publicist said after the former child star was photographed looking gaunt and disheveled in New York.
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ATHENS, Greece, Feb. 10 (UPI) --
Greece grappled with dire new demands after eurozone finance ministers rebuked its $4.4 billion in budget cuts as not enough to warrant a $173 billion bailout.
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