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Agriculture Related CBW Activity

Burkholderia mallei (Glanders)

Colorado potato beetle

• Chronology of CBW Incidents Targeting Agriculture 1915-2008
  This chronology includes allegations, threats, failed attempts, and confirmed incidents, of agro-terrorism and agricultural sabotage that utilized chemical or biological agents to harm or kill economically important crops.
• Chronology of Chemical & Biological Incidents Targeting the Food Industry 1946-2006
  This chronology includes confirmed acts of deliberate contamination of products manufactured by the food industry with a chemical or biological agent.

• State Programs
  The chart includes states that have developed or are suspected of developing biological agents with anti-livestock or anti-crop properties.
• Resources
  Links to Agro-terror related resources.