P. M. BRIEFING : Agriculture Wants Bee Imports
WASHINGTON — The Agriculture Department wants certain import restrictions relaxed so honey bees and bee semen can be imported from New Zealand.
James W. Glosser, head of the department’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, said today that New Zealand “is free of, and has adequate defenses against, honey bee diseases and parasites and undesirable species of honey bees, so our import restrictions can now be removed.”
However, Glosser said the proposed rule change would allow only non-stop shipments from New Zealand to ensure the health of bees and semen entering the United States.
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