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Bucks County Farmers Navigating Challenging, Unpredictable Season
A soggy spring and dry mid-summer was the opening to an unpredictable growing season for Bucks County farmers, writes Elisabeth…
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Peak Spotted Lanternfly Season Hits Philadelphia Area: Time to Step Up Your Stomping Game
Spotted lanternfly season has returned to the Philadelphia region, making it the perfect time to step up your stomping game…
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Highest Grade Insecticide Effective Against Spotted Lanternflies, But Also Deadly to Many Plants
Spotted lanternflies are continuing to wreak havoc across Pennsylvania, with hundreds of thousands of invasive pests making their home in…
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Collegeville Educator Warns of Tree Leaf Disease More Pervasive than Lanternflies
A disease affecting beech trees across Pennsylvania could be more pervasive than the spotted lanternfly. A Penn State Extension educator…
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Springtime in Montco: Budding Flowers, Singing Robins, and Lanternfly Eggs, Prime for Squishing
While the area’s most prolific summer pest won’t fully appear until May, their harbinger — lanternfly eggs — make themselves…
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TOMORROW! PSU Scientists to Discuss Penn State’s Extraordinary Effort to Eradicate the Spotted Lanternfly on Nov. 4 NoonZOOM
Since 2014, when the Spotted Lanternfly first appeared in neighboring Berks County, the invasive pests have not just spoiled our…
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Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Funds Penn State Study of Spotted Lanternfly on Cabernet Franc Grapes
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has approved a grant for Penn State to study the effects of the spotted lanternfly on…
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Squashing Social Media Rumors: Are Spotted Lanternflies Toxic to Pets’ Feet?
While social media search results for ‘spotted lanternflies toxic to pets’ may indicate otherwise, experts say there is no evidence…
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Scarce Lanternfly Sightings: The Persistent Pests Aren’t Gone For the 2021 Season, Just Spread Out
If you are seeing fewer spotted lanternflies than you expect, don’t get too excited. It doesn’t mean the persistent pests…
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Are Spotted Lanternflies Disappearing From Montgomery County? Sort of.
Spotted Lanternflies seem to have disappeared or are traveling in much smaller numbers in Philadelphia and the surrounding counties. The…
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Stomp and Squish Season in Montco: Lanternflies Are Waiting in the Wings
Spotted lanternfly nymphs are already on the move in Montgomery County. As the weather continues to warm, the benevolent-looking dotted bugs will mature to goop…
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Penn State Extension: Circle Traps Are Safe Way To Trap Lots of Spotted Lanternfly
With the season of the spotted lanternfly approaching, one of the best ways to prepare to protect your trees is…
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