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

(FOX 9) - Collecting certain conifer cones in Minnesota could make you some money this winter. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources State Forest Nursery is offering $100 for a bushel of ...

Michigan's millions of conifer trees may have just dodged a bad bug ... spore-spreading seed bug from the Mediterranean ...

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 ...

Ag News Wire By Gary Wyatt, an agroforestry educator University of Minnesota Extension Conifers are planted as shelterbelts, windbreaks, living snow fences and winter wildlife thermal cover on ...

Michigan's millions of conifer trees may have just dodged a bad ... bug from the Mediterranean region amid undeclared cypress cones arriving from Jordan late last year. The half-inch-long Orsillus ...