08/10/2017
A new pest has been found in Nevada : The elm seed bug (Arocatus melanocephalus) was found for the first time in northern Nevada this summer. The insect was first found in Idaho in 2009 and is expected to eventually spread throughout most of the warmer regions of the western U.S. Aptly named, it feeds on the seeds of elm trees in the genus Ulmus. Please see attached flyer for additional details. Suspect insects may be submitted to State Entomologist Jeff Knight at any office of the Nevada Department of Agriculture for confirmation.