You have probably heard about this as it is all over the news.  And apparently all over NY.  If you receive an unsolicited package of seeds – probably marked jewelry – from China, save the packaging and contents, handle as little as possible, store away from children and pets and contact Thom Allgaier at NYS Dept of Ag and Markets if you are in NY.  (You can also contact erich.l.glasgow@usda.gov at the USDA).  Certainly don’t plant the seeds!

Thom Allgaier 

Invasive Species Coordinator

New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets| Division of Plant Industry

thomas.allgaier@agriculture.ny.gov