Baltimore CBP Discovers Argentine Moth And Asian Gypsy Moth Egg Masses On Merchant Ship

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed Friday that nine egg masses that Customs and Border Protection found on a merchant ship on June 2 was the first reported discoveries of two kinds of moths in Maryland.
With DNA analysis, USDA entomologists determined that the egg masses found on the M/V Star Kinn were Paracles azollae, which is an Argentinian moth species. The M/V Star Kinn is a cargo vessel that arrived from Brazil in June. The discovery of Paracles