Western Conifer Seed Bug

Leptoglossus occidentalis

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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:

Evergreen, Colorado

Bear, Delaware

Chicago, Illinois

Oakland, Maryland

Shirley, Massachusetts

Utica, Michigan

Salem, New Hampshire

Croton On Hudson, New York

Nichols, New York

Sodus, New York

Bowling Green, Ohio

Spencerville, Ohio

Headrick, Oklahoma

Pottstown, Pennsylvania

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LadyAshleyR

Oakland, MD | January 2009 | Negative
WARNING:
When irritated this bug releases a horrid stench which can be related to the smell of stagnanting oranges. (At least that's what it smells like to me).
This odor will stick to your skin, and WILL NOT come off with soap. I definitely don't recommend trying to step on them, smash them, or touch them in any way, shape, or form.
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pmbrodsk

Utica, MI | January 2009 | Neutral
I went and found some information about this bug when we found it inside in the dead of winter. I have never seen it before, but from what I read, it seems to be spreading up into Canada.

http://stevens.wsu.edu/Gardener/WCSB.htm

In the early spring these bugs move outdoors to nearby coniferous trees. The bugs feed on the developing seeds and early flowers of different species of conifers. Females lay rows of eggs on needles, which hatch in about ten days. Yound nymphs begin to feed on green cones and needles of pine and Douglas fir and pass through five stages until they reach adulthood by late August. The nymphs are orange and brown, becoming reddish brown as they develop. A... read more
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