The orsillus maculatus, a rare spore spreading seed bug, is known to be invasive to cypress and conifer trees.

Rare spore-spreading seed bugs were intercepted at Detroit Metro Airport late last year after they were found on fresh cypress cones that were brought to the U.S. from Jordan for medicinal purposes.

A rare seed bug from the Mediterranean region was intercepted by Customs officials at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. The bug, Orsillus maculatus, feeds on cypress seeds and can carry a ...

The half-inch-long insects were discovered among fresh cypress cones, brought for medicinal purposes, during a routine ...

These half-inch long, invasive Orsillus maculatus, a spore-spreading seed bug, were found inside undeclared cypress cones at ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Agriculture specialists with U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed that rare invasive ...

A rare seed bug from the Mediterranean region was intercepted by Customs officials at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Agriculture specialists with U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed that rare invasive seed bugs were intercepted on undeclared cargo late last year at Detroit ...