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WORLAND – A new species of bug has arrived in Washakie County, and has multiplied to the point that state entomologists and pest control specialists have taken notice. Originating in Asia, where they feed on the elm family of trees, the elm seed bug was first noticed in Idaho in 2012.

“Jarrod Glanz [with Washakie County Weed and Pest] notified me of a sudden, significant elm seed bug popula...