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…

Public reports of lanternflies have fallen 75 percent across Pennsylvania from this time last year, reports Mary-Ann Thomas for The Pittsburgh Gazette.

Yet, experts…

A boy who entered his bug collection at the Kansas State Fair with a spotted lanternfly among other insects triggered both a state and federal…

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…

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…

A disease affecting beech trees across Pennsylvania could be more pervasive than the spotted lanternfly. A Penn State Extension educator in Abington shared her insights…

Canada is sounding the alarm on spotted lanternflies, that invasive species whose annual appearance in the Philadelphia area is met with a mix of environmental…

Fourteen-year-old Rachel Bergey from Harleysville has received several awards, and now a patent, for her innovative spotted lanternfly trap made from foil and…

As the spotted lanternfly continues its spread across 11 states (including Pa.), some are taking the invasive pest’s side and resisting kill-on-sight…

Since 2014, when the Spotted Lanternfly first appeared in neighboring Berks County, the invasive pests have not just spoiled our enjoyment of the outdoors in…

While many are happy to land a hand in the all-out war against the spotted lanternfly, there are those who have joined the efforts…

Lanternfly remediation tactics don’t have to be an out-and-out war on the bugs.

For those who dislike the thoughts of squashing or…

While social media search results for ‘spotted lanternflies toxic to pets’ may indicate otherwise, experts say there is no evidence supporting the claim. They continue…

After wreaking havoc throughout Montgomery County since 2014, spotted lanternflies are now finding their way onto the most-wanted lists of environmentalists in some of…

Despite quarantines and “squish squads,” the spotted lanternfly continues to spread across the Mid-Atlantic and beyond, write Kevin Ambrose and Kasha Patel for The…

Stomp, squish, and crush away. It’s open season on the spotted lanternfly population in Pennsylvania. State officials and researchers are recommending that Pennsylvanians kill…

If you are seeing fewer spotted lanternflies than you expect, don’t get too excited. It doesn’t mean the persistent pests are nonexistent or…