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Western Conifer Seed Bug - Leptoglossus occidentalis
Copyright © 2009 Alice Cavette

Western Conifer Seed Bug - Leptoglossus occidentalis
Fremont, Alameda County, California, USA
October 26, 2009
Size: 2cm
Hopped onto our citrus tree from our neighbor's yard when I was out photographing birds.

Is it a pest?

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Western Conifer Seed Bug - Leptoglossus occidentalis Western Conifer Seed Bug - Leptoglossus occidentalis Western Conifer Seed Bug - Leptoglossus occidentalis Western Conifer Seed Bug - Leptoglossus occidentalis
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Contributed by Alice Cavette on 26 October, 2009 - 4:50pm
Last updated 26 October, 2009 - 7:10pm

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Moved from ID Request.
… Alice Cavette, 26 October, 2009 - 7:09pm login or register to post comments

Looks to me like
another Western Conifer Seed Bug.



They're harmless. Just coming in to escape the cold.
… Andrew Meeds, 26 October, 2009 - 4:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Careful...
Being extra careful after finding an exotic Coreid that I had to send to CA Agriculture folk:



Some Coreids are harmful to citrus - Louisiana has a Coreid problem.

And it was outside in 85 degree weather - not "coming in to escape the cold"...
… Alice Cavette, 26 October, 2009 - 5:05pm login or register to post comments

 
85 degrees...
Cold is relative... haha, sorry bout that, I didn't bother to really read the description- these guys are coming inside in a lot of the northern states, so that's what I thought was going on here too- My bad!

:)
… Andrew Meeds, 26 October, 2009 - 6:05pm login or register to post comments

 
i agree with Andrew Meeds
We're looking at a Western Conifer Seed Bug which is harmless to people, and plants.
… Andrew Williams, 26 October, 2009 - 5:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks to you both...
Glad it is harmless :)

-From sunny California
… Alice Cavette, 26 October, 2009 - 7:12pm login or register to post comments

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