Q&A: What Is the Spotted Lanternfly — and Why Are We Encouraged To 'Smash' Them?
One tiny insect poses a huge threat to the local environment. A UVA expert weighs in on how you can stop the spread.
Invasive spotted lanternflies have a taste for grapes—what does that mean for wine?
For the first time, the insects have been recorded in New York’s wine country, but bug-sniffing dogs could be a critical tool ...
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The Squishy Truth About Why You’re Seeing Fewer Spotted Lanternflies
By Emily Anthes The spotted lanternflies seem to have gone ... fruit trees and other plants. They are also hardy travelers. “The adults can hitchhike on vehicles or get into trucks or even ...
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What to know about spotted lanternfly: Northeast Ohio counties under quarantine
OHIO (WOIO) - The Ohio Department of Agriculture has issued a quarantine for multiple Northeast Ohio counties due to the invasive spotted lanternfly. The destructive plant pest is a threat to Ohio ...
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Hamilton County under quarantine for 'invasive species'
If anyone sees a spotted lanternfly outside a quarantined county,the ODA asks them to take a picture of the invasive pest and report the finding to OH Dept Ag: Ohio Plant Pest Reporter.
Here’s where the spotted lanternfly has been reported in Mass.
According to the state’s map tracking the pest, the spotted lanternfly is present in the following areas, as of 2024: ...
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A dozen Ohio counties under quarantine as invasive spotted lanternfly begins breeding
In August, the Ohio Department of Agriculture confirmed several new spotted lanternfly infestations across the state, including Columbus and Toledo. As a result, Franklin, Hamilton, Lucas ...
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Beautiful but destructive spotted cucumber beetles invade flower garden
with the striped species being the most common. Both species prefer plants in the cucurbit family of plants that includes cucumbers, squash and other related vine crops. The striped beetles ...
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Invasive spotted lanternflies threaten local agriculture and plants
BELMONT COUNTY, Ohio — Spotted lanternflies have been seen in ... Asia and have spread to the U.S., harming agriculture and plants. "Their preferred food is the Tree-of-Heaven, otherwise known ...
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Russian Shahed drone spotted flying near nuclear power plant in possible simulation of attack on nuclear facility
A Russian Shahed loitering munition was spotted flying close to the industrial site of the Khmelnytskyi Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) on the night of 21-22 September. Source: press service for ...
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Ohio counties under quarantine for spotted lanternfly
The spotted lanternfly feeds on the sap of various plants, including fruit trees, hardwoods, and ornamentals. The insect is characterized by its distinctive black and yellow spotted wings ...
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Muskingum among a dozen counties under quarantine as spotted lanternfly begins breeding
A dozen Ohio counties, including Muskingum, remain under quarantine for the spotted lanternfly as the invasive species enters its breeding season. Here's what you need to know to fight the spread.