NPR: most feared pest https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=139909180 most feared pest en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:29:07 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 NPR: most feared pest https://www.npr.org/tags/139909180/most-feared-pest One Of World's 'Most Feared Pests' Keeps Showing Up At Customs The Khapra beetle can decimate grains and other dried foods. It's so feared that inspectors don't need to find live ones — just evidence that they were there — to reject goods coming into the U.S. Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:15:00 -0400 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/08/24/139908878/one-of-worlds-most-feared-pests-keeps-showing-up-at-customs https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/08/24/139908878/one-of-worlds-most-feared-pests-keeps-showing-up-at-customs

The Khapra beetle can decimate grains and other dried foods. It's so feared that inspectors don't need to find live ones — just evidence that they were there — to reject goods coming into the U.S.

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