2010
TM0127 : Western Conifer Seed Bug (Leptoglossus occidentalis)
taken 14 years ago, near to Fox Street, Essex, England

Western Conifer Seed Bug (Leptoglossus occidentalis)
This rather strange beast appeared in our bathroom, a scream from my wife saw me rushing up to her aid, to find the head and antenna peering over a tap more worried about its fate than a threat.
The insect first appeared in the UK in 2009 and quickly spread. Originally from America it was introduced into Europe in timber exports and spread out covering most of the continent in a few years.
It feeds on the seeds of the conifer and not considered to be too great a pest except in pine nurseries.
The insect first appeared in the UK in 2009 and quickly spread. Originally from America it was introduced into Europe in timber exports and spread out covering most of the continent in a few years.
It feeds on the seeds of the conifer and not considered to be too great a pest except in pine nurseries.