Spotted Laternfly....

[Fletch]

You guys seeing any spotted lanternflys in Ohio... Seeing a few here in Jersey... Last year was a bad year for them here....

 

[GoetsTalon]

None this far west yet but the dept. Of Ag says they are in a couple eastern counties

 

["J"]

Native to SE Asia… Hitched a ride to the states and there ya have it….

 

[Fletch]

Native to SE Asia… Hitched a ride to the states and there ya have it….

Last year in a few counties South of me I know people that were sweeping them off their decks... I had none... This year I've got a few...

 

[Mickey Merrie]

Beautiful bug, but what a nightmare for certain Ag. people. Can wipe out grapes for example. I was in Hershey for some meetings and we played the Hershey country club while staying at the Hershey Hotel. (Side note: EVERYTHING is Chocolate including the soap!) Anyways, I must have smashed a thousand of them and never put a dent in the population... I hope they NEVER hit western Pa. Ran the car through the car wash before we left Hershey and then again when we hit Erie.

 

[Fletch]

They are a very beautifull bug... Just went to store and had a few on truck when I came out...

 

[Mickey Merrie]

I don't know that anything will eat them either...unless it's those who believe in their globalist handlers dietary directives!

 

[Smawgunner2]

I think they are here to stay, and will be everywhere. the climate supports them.

 

[Mickey Merrie]

Spotted Lanternfly Damage

Spotted lanternflies are a significant economic and lifestyle pest for residents, businesses, tourism, forestry, and agriculture. Their presence has led to crop loss, exporting issues, and increased management costs. While the list of spotted lanternfly host plants is long, the greatest...

cals.cornell.edu

 

[Mickey Merrie]

https://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Plants_Land_Water/PlantIndustry/Entomology/spotted_lanternfly/quarantine/PublishingImages/PA_SLF_Quarantine_2.25.23%20(003).png

 

[Sgt Fury]

Tree of heaven (also an invasive) is their preferred food and they are everywhere. When driving up to north central Pennsylvania there is a stretch on rt 15 that has those trees for a couple of miles in the center median. I’ve cut down all of those trees on my property but it’s a lost cause because both neighbors have those trees. When I had them, they were loaded with the spotted lantern flys….I’m talking hundreds. They are here to stay.

 

[finelyshedded]

Tree of heaven (also an invasive) is their preferred food and they are everywhere. When driving up to north central Pennsylvania there is a stretch on rt 15 that has those trees for a couple of miles in the center median. I’ve cut down all of those trees on my property but it’s a lost cause because both neighbors have those trees. When I had them, they were loaded with the spotted lantern flys….I’m talking hundreds. They are here to stay.

Just another invasive species Asia has sent over here. I find it odd how Asia/China seems to have all these invasive plants and fish and continues to infect other countries with them over time. Wonder if these were all engineered like the Covid virus….

 

[Mickey Merrie]

Tree of heaven (also an invasive) is their preferred food and they are everywhere. When driving up to north central Pennsylvania there is a stretch on rt 15 that has those trees for a couple of miles in the center median. I’ve cut down all of those trees on my property but it’s a lost cause because both neighbors have those trees. When I had them, they were loaded with the spotted lantern flys….I’m talking hundreds. They are here to stay.

I'm guessing they don't do as well in my cold snowy climate. The huge grape vineyards here along lake Erie could use the avoidance if at all possible. trouble is I 90 runs right along them.

 

[GoetsTalon]

Yeah it looks like they are here.