USDA Agriculturist Kathryn Bronsky on Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has declared April 2025 Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month, emphasizing the urgent threat of invasive pests and what Americans can do to help stop their spread. Invasive plant pests and diseases cost the U.S. an estimated $40 billion annually in damages. Many of these pests spread through human activity—on vehicles, outdoor equipment, firewood, and even in online purchases of agricultural products from overseas. With Chris Edwards to discuss this further is USDA Agriculturist Kathryn Bronsky.