The state Department of Agriculture and Rural Development says the elm seed bug has been discovered in Oakland County. A native of south-central Europe, it uses needle-like mouth parts to ...

They don't hurt elm trees (except for some sporadic, negligible leaf feeding), and they do cut down on viable elm seeds, but they're a major nuisance.

This is where the elm seed bug comes in. By feasting on the seeds, the bugs slow the elm trees' spread, Formby said. "So one invasive species may help control another invasive species," he said.

Elm seed bugs were first noticed by the USU Extension the summer of 2014. They’re native to Europe and eat mostly elm tree seeds.

You may have heard of the Mormon crickets, but in Utah, the elm seed bugs seem to be the biggest nuisance of the summer.

Elm seed bugs (arocatus melanocephalus) are relatively new to Idaho. They first established in 2009 near Boise but have since been found throughout the state wherever elm trees grow.

Elm seed bugs can often be spotted in the bark, especially when they first start hatching. "They feed on the elm seeds, and they're just really good propagating," Bollinger said.

LANSING (AP)—A smelly insect has found its way to Michigan. The state Department of Agriculture and Rural Development says the elm seed bug has been discovered in Oakland County. A native of ...

LANSING, Mich. AP - A smelly insect has found its way to Michigan.The state Department of Agriculture and Rural Development says the elm seed bug has been discovered in Oakland County. A native of ...