Laura Dean Bennett Staff Writer These days, when we think of pinecones we think about crafts or home décor, but they can be ...

CBP agriculture specialists intercepted rare spore spreading seed bugs amid undeclared cypress cones late last year during a routine check of a passenger in transit to Ohio at the Detroit Metro ...

spore-spreading seed bug from the Mediterranean region amid undeclared cypress cones arriving from Jordan late last year. The half-inch-long Orsillus maculatus insects were discovered among fresh ...

ROMULUS, Mich. (WILX) - Agriculture specialists discovered rare spore-spreading seed bugs at Detroit Metro Airport amid undeclared cypress cones arriving from Jordan late last year, according to U ...

The undeclared cones were brought to the U.S. for medicinal ... They feed directly on cypress seeds and other conifer species and carry fungal spores on their bodies, which spread when they ...

Some cultures use the cones for medicinal purposes. “In Europe and the Mediterranean Basin, direct feeding on cypress seeds has been shown to cause significant damage to cypress plantations and ...

Home to plant and animal species, this mountain and its spectacular views face threats from climate change, wildfires, and ...