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Damage to common plumbing materials caused by overwintering Leptoglossus occidentalis (Hemiptera: Coreidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 April 2012

Sarah L. Bates
Sarah L. Bates
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Department of Entomology, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University, 630 West North Street, Geneva, New York 14456, United States of America
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The western conifer seed bug, Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann (Hemiptera: Coreidae), is a polyphagous pest of coniferous trees (Hedlin et al. 1981). Native to western North America, the seed bug has expanded its range to include eastern Canada and the United States (McPherson et al. 1990; Gall 1992; Marshall 1992; Ridge-O'Connor 2001; Bates 2002) and was recently introduced into Europe (Taylor et al. 2001). Both adults and nymphs feed by inserting their stylets into cones and digesting the contents of developing seeds, and they can cause serious economic losses in high-value seed orchards (Strong et al. 2001; Bates et al. 2002; Bates and Borden 2005).

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 137 , Issue 4 , August 2005 , pp. 492 - 496
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 2005

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