>
> I was not blaming anyone.  I was simply stating a biological fact.   
> Any
> movement of organisms, whether legal or illegal, eventually results  
> is the
> movement of their parasites.

Randy,

   I was just at an invasive species conference.  One of the  
presenters had several line charts showing the number of (identified)  
invasives found in US ports by year.  He then laid over this main  
means of transportation (boat, plane etc).

The rate of invasive finds greatly increased as the rate of  
transportation.  So in the era of sailing boats there were few--add in  
airplanes & the rate dramatically increased. add in container ships &  
air transportation &........

The fact is that the number of unwanted, invasive, non-native  
introductions increase with amount of world trade & the ease of world  
transportation.  Thats why we have gotten three nasties in the last 20  
years & just the usual suspects (AFB, EFB, some of the Apis m. brood  
diseases) the preceding 140 years (1850-1990).  With the amount of  
manufacturing goods coming from Asia there is no one surprised at the  
number of invasive (plants, insects, microbes) coming here quickly  
from that part of the world.

Move enough stuff from one place on earth to another fast enough &  
your bound to move something you don't want.  Quarantines are only  
supposed to reduce the risk they cannot not prevent it.   But once you  
have what you don't want??????

My two cents
Mike

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