Mystery of Chinese Seeds Near Solved
By Mark Ballard, The Advocate
The mystery of the mystery seeds from China is starting to clear up as investigators are focusing on an internet scam for some and fear stoked by the unknown for others.
Not that the concerns have all evaporated, but the intensity of the worry that the Chinese were making a first strike attack on the U.S. by using Americans unwittingly planting Audrey IIs all over the place has subsided.
About two months ago, the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry first reported that residents around the state had received unsolicited packages of seeds originating from China.