Scientists inventory nonnative plant seeds on incoming US shipping containers (IMAGE)

USDA Forest Service ‑ Southern Research Station

Scientists inventory nonnative plant seeds on incoming US shipping containers

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With backpack vacuums, the research team went looking for nonnative plant seeds on air-intake grilles of refrigerated shipping containers - and found thousands of them.

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Rima Lucardi, USFS

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