ROMULUS, MI – Cypress cones brought into the United States for medicinal purposes had surprise tagalongs inside them, U.S. Customs and Border Protection discovered. The insects found inside the cones ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Agriculture specialists with U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed that rare invasive seed bugs were intercepted on undeclared cargo late last year at Detroit Metro ...

A rare seed bug from the Mediterranean region was intercepted by Customs officials at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. The bug, Orsillus maculatus, feeds on cypress seeds and can carry a ...

While summer rains and temperatures are still going strong, close observation of certain trees reveals fall is in the air. Just a few steps along the boardwalk at Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve are ...

Not every plant with a needle is an evergreen. Last week, we learned larches drop their needles in the fall. Other, more common trees that drop their needles are the bald cypress and its close ...