Tag: Spotted Lanternfly

The ways to get rid of spotted lanternflies over the past few years have been to step, squish, and squash them. But as the battle…

A boy who brought his bug collection, which included a spotted lanternfly, to the Kansas State Fair triggered both a state and federal investigation, writes…

Since their first sighting in Pennsylvania in 2014, spotted lanternflies have been steadily expanding throughout the country and terrorizing agriculture wherever they landed, writes Benjamin…

The invasive New Zealand mudsnail, which was present in Pennsylvania in only four waters until recently, has spread rapidly in the past several years and…

A TikTok video that has gone viral provides a natural way to kill spotted lanternflies using only an empty water bottle, writes Danielle Letenyei for…

It’s been ten years since the spotted lanternfly invaded Pennsylvania, and things are not as dire as thought when the invasive pest was first…

Penn State researchers have started a search for native birds and insects that kill and eat spotted lanternfly, the Asia-native insect that has been…

As spotted lanternflies continue to spread around the country, several states have issued kill-on-sight orders to prevent any further expansion of the invasive…

Spotted lanternflies are back this year despite the best efforts of the affected states to eradicate the invasive insect, writes Asmaa Elkeurti for The New…

The season when swarms of spotted lanternflies come to the Philadelphia region is nearly upon us, but this time, researchers may have a way of…

An invasive species will soon be returning to Chester County, and officials are warning residents about what to do about the infamous insects.

The Spotted…

Canada is sounding the alarm on spotted lanternflies, an invasive species that is a threat to many native tree species, according to a staff report…

As the spotted lanternfly continues its spread across eleven states, including Pennsylvania, some are taking the invasive pest’s side and resisting kill-on-sight…

State officials have enacted fines for businesses and organizations that do not adhere to quarantine rules in 34 counties to help mitigate the spread of…

Lanternflies. Yes, they’re annoying. And yes, they affect agribusinesses. But some mitigation techniques against them are getting a bit extreme, writes Abigail Gruskin for…

While the area’s most prolific summer pest won’t fully appear until May, their harbinger — lanternfly eggs — make themselves known earlier. And that appearance…

Since 2014, when spotted lanternflies first appeared in neighboring Berks County, the invasive pests have not just spoiled our enjoyment of the outdoors, but also…

Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding issued the reminder that the chance to get ahead of the 2022 lanternfly season is to prevent them from hatching…