Packets of unsolicited seeds which seem to have been sent from China have recently been appearing in mailboxes across the nation, including Indiana.
Senator Stacey Donato said, “The Indiana State Department of Agriculture has received contact from several unsolicited seed recipients and warns residents to refrain from planting the unidentified seeds.”
The Office of Indiana State Chemist notes that its primary concern is determining whether the seeds are an invasive plant that could threaten native species.
Senator Donato asks anyone who receives unsolicited seeds by mail to immediately send them to the Indiana State Seed Laboratory at Purdue University. Label the packaging, “Foreign Seeds for Identification,” and send it to: Indiana State Seed Laboratory at Purdue University, 175 S. University St. in West Lafayette, IN 47907
