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 ...

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.

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 Metro ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...