A foreign pest that spreads fungal spores and poses a danger to native trees in Michigan and the U.S. was discovered at Detroit Metro Airport.

Michigan's millions of conifer trees may have just dodged a bad bug. U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced this week ...

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 ...

In Bittsevsky forest there are centuries-old spruce trees, in Serebryany Bor there are pine trees, and in Biryulevsky dendropark you can see exotic species of conifers.

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.

Michigan's millions of conifer trees may have just dodged a bad ... Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport identified a rare, spore-spreading seed bug from the Mediterranean region amid ...