If You Get Mystery Seeds in Your Mailbox, Do Not Open Them

(Tyler, Texas) - We were all looking for something to do during the pandemic of 2020. One activity many people took up was gardening. This allowed those people to get outside and have something to do while they didn't work.

During that same time, mystery seeds started showing up in people's mailboxes all across the country. It was discovered that those seeds were from China. If planted, that plant could overtake everything around it. Those unwanted seed packages are making a comeback in some of our mailboxes.

Mystery Seeds From China in Our Mailbox

Texans have been reporting incidents of mystery seeds or mystery liquids arriving in their mailboxes (KETK). Some are saying they got the seeds instead of an item they ordered from the popular discount site TEMU. Others say they never ordered anything and got a package of seeds in the mail. There are also reports of getting seeds and a liquid.

The seeds and liquid were tested and it was determined to be an invasive plant with the liquid being a nutrient for it. Those invasive plants have the potential to destroy the environment around it once its planted and starts seeding on its own.

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Unwanted Seed Packages in Our Mailboxes

If you receive one of these packages of mystery seeds or liquid or both, do not open them. Immediately call 1-800-TELL-TDA (8355-832) (texasagriculture.gov). Someone from the Texas Agriculture Commissioner's office will come and pick up the package to be tested and most likely destroyed.