A Statement from the Illinois Department of Agriculture regarding the mailing of unsolicited seeds:

“We are currently working with USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to address reports of unsolicited shipments of seeds from foreign countries.

Anyone who receives unordered seeds in the mail should contact the Illinois Department of Agriculture by emailing to agr.seeds@Illinois.gov the following information: First and Last Name, Phone Number and the number of packages received.

Do not open the package, plant the seeds, or throw them out. Please keep all seeds unopened and with their original packaging and labels, including mailing labels, until further instruction is provided.”