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

These half-inch long, invasive Orsillus maculatus, a spore-spreading seed bug, were found inside undeclared cypress cones at Detroit Metro Airport in late 2024. U.S. Customs and Border Protection ...

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

The half-inch-long insects were discovered among fresh cypress cones, brought for medicinal purposes, during a routine inspection of a passenger in transit to Ohio.

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.

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 ...

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 ...