Submitted to: Proceedings of the Entomological Society of
Washington Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal Publication
Acceptance Date: September 4, 2003 Publication Date: January 5,
2004 Citation: Henry, T.J. 2004. Palearctic seed bugs, raglius
alboacuminatus (goeze) and rhyparochromis vulgaris
(schilling)(hemiptera: heteroptera:rhyparochromidae), newly
established in the united states. Proceedings of the
Entomological Society of Washington. 106: 513-522 Interpretive
Summary: Seed bugs are serious nuisance pests. They may invade
houses and other buildings in large numbers, causing anxiety
among homeowners and creating costly control expenses for
commercial establishments. Two invasive Old World seed bugs are
recorded for the first time in North America, one from
California and northern Utah and the other from Oregon and
Washington. A diagnosis, description, photograph of the adult,
summary of the literature, and notes on the biology and habitat
for each seed bug are given to separate these invasive bugs fr