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Originally Posted by el Toro  So other states don't care about fruit flies or agricultural pests? What about big time ag states like the mid west. Do they have checkpoints?
I wonder if they have ever done a cost vs benefit analysis to see if the number of pests or problems that they catch and/or prevent is actually worth the expense involved. |
I think a lot of it has to do with the different ag that is grown here. In the midwest you're mostly dealing with wheat, etc.
We have a huge citrus crop along with a lot of other ag that isn't grown anywhere else.
I was doing some reading on it and we have a lot of natural barriers that keep most invasive species and insects out, ocean to the west, large mountain ranges to the east, desert to the south and southwest. People bringing in stuff with them can be an issue as those pests may not have been able to get here otherwise. Most states in teh midwest don't have any natural barriers between them so the checkpoints would be pretty useless.
Top 5 agriculture exports, estimates, FY 2008
Product/Rank among states/Value million $
1. Tree nuts / 1 / 3,141.7
2. Fruits and preparations / 1 / 3,044.2
3. Other / 1 / 2,307.4
4. Vegetables and preparations / 1 / 2,021.3
5. Dairy products / 2 / 837.5
Overall rank / 1 / 13,691.0
We got checked coming back in from British Columbia one time and they pretty much stripped the RV down to the bone.
The guy kept going over to my dad and grandmother and asking if we had any lychees, longans, etc. It was pretty obvious we were being targetted because we were asian and they were looking for asian vegetables and fruits. Granted I've seen asians try to get in boxes of fruits and vegetables from overseas when they fly in so I can understand why they stopped us.
,and free health insurance Oregon has no inspections here either go figure ,when I come down they ask me if I have any plants 
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