The Natural History Museum is asking gardeners to keep a lookout for and report any sightings of a mysterious bug that has decided to make the museums wildlife garden it's home.
About the size of a grain of rice, the almond shaped bug has been compared with twenty eight million other known insects and been ruled out. Scientists are baffled by it's identity.
First seen in May 2007, the insect has reproduced quickly and is now the most prolific insect in all of the gardens.
The insect closely resembles the Arocatus roeselii which normally resides in alder trees in central Europe. However, this latest discovery has stumped scientists because the host tree this bug prefers is the plane.
DNA tests are being carried out to determine if this new bug is in fact Arocatus roeselii but has changed characteristics in response to climate change.
The Scientists at the Natural History Museum are seeking the public's help and have asked anyone who has found anything that resembles the creature to let them know by sending in your photos or discuss your findings in the bug forum.
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