These half-inch long, invasive Orsillus maculatus, a spore-spreading seed bug, were found inside undeclared cypress cones at ...

(FOX 9) - Collecting certain conifer cones in Minnesota could make you some money this winter. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources State Forest Nursery is offering $100 for a bushel of ...

The half-inch-long insects were discovered among fresh cypress cones, brought for medicinal purposes, during a routine ...

Ag News Wire By Gary Wyatt, an agroforestry educator University of Minnesota Extension Conifers are planted as shelterbelts, windbreaks, living snow fences and winter wildlife thermal cover on ...

The Orsillus maculatus was found by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agricultural specialists, arriving in cypress cones ...

An invasive bug species found at a Michigan airport marks just the third time the species has been intercepted in the United ...

And what’s a great way to offer all three? Plant small conifer trees for birds! Seed-filled or berrylike cones offer food for birds like crossbills, while dense branches provide four-season ...

There are six “crossbill” species and only two breed in the Adirondacks, the red crossbill being one. Find them with these tips.