Difference between revisions of "Leptoglossus occidentalis"
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[[File:Leptoglossus occidentalis by Wulu.jpg|250px|thumb|''Leptoglossus occidentalis'' (click on image to enlarge it)<br/>Source: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leptoglossus_occidentalis_by_Wulu.jpg Wikimedia Commons]]] | [[File:Leptoglossus occidentalis by Wulu.jpg|250px|thumb|''Leptoglossus occidentalis'' (click on image to enlarge it)<br/>Source: [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leptoglossus_occidentalis_by_Wulu.jpg Wikimedia Commons]]] | ||
| − | <font color="#800000">'''''Leptoglossus occidentalis'''''</font> Heidemann 1910 - (western conifer seed bug) | + | <font color="#800000">'''''Leptoglossus occidentalis'''''</font> Heidemann 1910 - (western conifer seed bug) |
| − | The bug feeds on the cones of Pinaceae, causing cone abortion and reducing seed set. Feeding on the foliage of conifers has also been observed occasionally. It can further invade homes to overwinter. It is found in North America and has been accidentally introduced into Europe (first record from Italy in 1999) where it is now wide-spread. | + | |
| + | The bug feeds on the cones of Pinaceae, causing cone abortion and reducing seed set. Feeding on the foliage of conifers has also been observed occasionally. It can further invade homes to overwinter. It is found in North America and has been accidentally introduced into Europe (first record from Italy in 1999) where it is now wide-spread and occurs from South Italy to Scandinavia. | ||
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Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann 1910 - (western conifer seed bug)
The bug feeds on the cones of Pinaceae, causing cone abortion and reducing seed set. Feeding on the foliage of conifers has also been observed occasionally. It can further invade homes to overwinter. It is found in North America and has been accidentally introduced into Europe (first record from Italy in 1999) where it is now wide-spread and occurs from South Italy to Scandinavia.
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| • English: | western conifer seed bug |
| • Français: | punaise des graines de résineux |
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