Some Ohio residents have reported receiving unsolicited packages of seeds and the Ohio Department of Agriculture is asking them to notify the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service immediately.

The

packages appear to be from China, and it is unclear what type of seeds they

are.

The

department urges growers not to open the packages or plant the seeds. Unsolicited

seeds could be invasive species, contain noxious weeds, introduce diseases to local

plants, or be harmful to livestock.

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