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

The Orsillus maculatus was found by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agricultural specialists, arriving in cypress cones ...

Officials intercepted a rare invasive bug on undeclared cargo late last year at Detroit Metro Airport. Officials found the half inch-long insects, known as Orsillus maculates, were discovered among ...

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(WOOD) — Agriculture specialists with U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed that rare invasive seed bugs ... have also been observed feeding on conifer trees. Both are prominent across ...

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 ...

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