My kids are scared of bugs, and I would love a safe solution.These docile insects may provide you with a good teachable moment for bug-shy kids. ... Pine seed bug resembles slender stink bug ...

They have been called a variety of names, from pine sawyers and box elder bugs to stink bugs but in reality, they are none other than the Western Conifer Seed Bug.

However, our houses are also made of pine, said Marshall, so some seed bugs are attracted to our dwellings, especially any structure near a forest. Drawn by lights, ...

LONE PINE, Calif. (AP) — The gas station's ground was covered with the small winged bugs. Piles of carcasses, inches deep, sat swept to the sides. On the road, they rained onto car windshields.

Historically, western conifer seed bugs were native to pine, spruce and fir forests in western North America. But they have demonstrated that they are efficient hitchhikers, traveling in trucks to ...

In this Aug. 14, 2015, photo provided by Matthew Hengst, bugs swarm at a service station in the eastern Sierra Nevada town of Lone Pine, Calif. Scientists are calling the unusual explosion of this ...

In California, the outbreak of fingernail-sized seed bugs is a main topic of conversation in the infested communities. A printout in a Lone Pine motel lobby warned people to keep their doors shut ...

NAIHMEH: (Through interpreter) Now in Lebanon, we are importing pine seeds. SHERLOCK: The cause is an invasive species of insect called the western conifer seed bug, or Leptoglossus orientalis.

Some very slow-moving gray bugs I call “skinny” stink bugs (not aggressive or biting) are getting inside from the floor or fireplace. ... Pine seed bug resembles slender stink bug ...