Rongcheng Customs intercepted more than 40 cockroaches from imported offshore fishing boats

Recently, officials from Rongcheng Customs, a subsidiary of Qingdao Customs, discovered traces of cockroach activity in the kitchen and other areas of an inbound offshore fishing boat during boarding quarantine. The customs immediately issued a "Notice of Inspection and Quarantine Treatment" to the ship, requiring proper insecticide treatment. After disinfection and sterilization, more than 40 cockroaches were intercepted at the site. After identification, the intercepted cockroaches were Periplaneta americana.

Cockroaches have strong adaptability and reproductive ability, and are prone to carrying harmful bacteria on their bodies, posing a threat to human health. According to the Frontier Health and Quarantine Law of the People's Republic of China, if a vector organism related to human health is found on an inbound or outbound transportation vehicle, it shall undergo sanitary treatment and be subject to customs supervision. (Sun Weihang, Li Mingbo/text)