Spotted Lanternfly
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Forbes: Montco Teen Wins $10,000 Award for Spotted Lanternfly Invention
Rachel Bergey, 14, of Harleysville has won the $10,000 Lemelson Award for her spotted lanternfly invention that shows promise for dealing with the invasive pest,…
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Local Teen Receives Patent, Several Awards for Creative Spotted Lanternfly Trap
Rachel Bergey, 14, of Harleysville, has received several awards, and now a patent, for her innovative spotted lanternfly trap made from foil and plastic, writes…
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Local Woman Sees Beauty in Dead Spotted Lanternflies, Turns Their Remains into Jewelry
As dead spotted lanternflies keep piling up, one Philadelphia woman has found a way to make use of their remains by turning them into jewelry,…
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Short ‘Horror’ Film by Local Photographer Aims to Turn Everyone into Spotted Lanternfly Exterminators
A new, Halloween-ready short film by photographer Mike Allebach aims to get people in the mood to kill spotted lanternflies, the invasive pests that have…
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Survey: Spotted Lanternfly Damage
Is the spotted lanternfly is having a negative effect on the state’s alcohol beverage industry? With grapes and hops among the plants affected hungry spotted…
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Family Finds Creative Ways to ‘Deal with’ Spotted Lanternfly, Then Posts Escapades on YouTube
Carin Weidner and her family have become self-made experts at getting rid of spotted lanternflies at their Collegeville home, writes Ximena Conde for WHYY. The…
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New Method for Eradicating Spotted Lanternflies Shows Promise
The latest tests on two types of fungi discovered last year as a possible defense against the spotted lanternfly are showing real promise, writes Beth…
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Wall Street Journal: States Turn to Truckers to Stop Spread of Spotted Lanternfly
States have turned to truckers to stop the spread of the Spotted Lanternfly, the pest that has been wreaking havoc across southeastern Pennsylvania and the…
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Phoenixville Woman Takes on Region’s Most Loathed Adversary: ‘It’s War in My Backyard’
Phoenixville resident Lorraine Phillips is fighting one of Southeastern Pennsylvania’s most loathed adversaries, the spotted lanternfly, with a homemade concoction, writes Maria Panaritis for the…
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All Hands on Deck as 150 Experts Attempt to Exterminate the Spotted Lanternfly
Penn State, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are spearheading efforts to eradicate the spotted lanternfly across the state, writes…
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#6 Spotted Lanternfly Wreaks Havoc Across State, Threatens Beer and Wine Production
Publisher’s Note: This September 4th post drew 21,109 visitors. First found in Pennsylvania in Berks County four years ago, the spotted lanternfly – an invasive…
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Could Christmas Trees Be Tainted by Spotted Lanternfly Eggs?
State officials and experts from Penn State are assuring worried Pennsylvanians that the spotted lanternfly is not a threat to Christmas trees, writes Jim Lewis…
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Invasion of Spotted Lanternfly Puts Chester County Under Quarantine
Lycorma delicatula, commonly known as the Spotted Lanternfly, is a new invasive insect that has spread throughout southeastern Pennsylvania since its discovery in Berks County…
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Have You Called 1-888-4BADFLY to Report Public Enemy No. 1?
The spotted lanternfly, a species native to Asia, was first discovered in Berks County in 2014. In that first year, scientific models predicted that the…
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Hunt for Invasive Insect Takes Summer Campers to French Creek State Park
French Creek State Park in northern Chester County was one of the sites in a program that taught summer campers how to find and kill…
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