Lantern fly

https://extension.psu.edu/what-to-do-if-you-find-spotted-lanternfly

A new speice which was introduced to the states in 2014 is starting to take over. The Lantern Fly is native to Vietnam, China and India. You are suppose to kill the insect as soon as you  spot one. They are reported to have a vast population in Pennsylvania. They are a treat to the crops such as grapes, timber trees, and peach trees. They will kill everything in a area. If you see one you need to kill it, it's almost time for them to start laying eggs. A female can lay as many as 100 eggs. The population of these insects needs to be killed off in the states especially PA. If you see this insect kill it. follow this link to see what they look like.


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  1. AnonymousSeptember 12, 2017 at 4:45 AM

    My question is how the lantern flies got here and how we are planning on exterminating them, swatting them is not very effective and is time consuming.

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    1. AnonymousSeptember 14, 2017 at 6:26 PM

      I am gonna assume larva or the eggs were attached to foreign cargo and when the cargo got here the bugs got free. Dealing with the other question, I read that Pennsylvania wants tree care professionals to help combat them with pesticides. Another thing that might help combat them is releasing a natural predator of theirs. Yet, that then gets into the whole idea of if we release a natural predator, then what damage could they do to the rest of the environment. We will just have to wait till the government or nature finds a truly effective way to combat the pests.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2017 at 5:24 PM

    I definitely think that the Spotted Lantern Flies are an issue, as our area (Berks) in particular is getting hit hard with the Vietnamese species. I am just wondering what else we can do, besides killing the larvae, to stop the spread of the species and the havoc it is reeking on the agriculture of the area. There has to be something we can do to kill of or hinder the spread of the species into other areas.

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  3. chrheaSeptember 14, 2017 at 6:28 PM

    http://www.agriculture.pa.gov/protect/plantindustry/spotted_lanternfly/Pages/default.aspx

    The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture is still doing research (mainly DNA analysis) to try to determine exactly how they got here... Crazy that the whole U.S. invasion seems to have started in Berks County!

    See the site above for several publications and info about effective ways to kill them, including insecticides that are more potent for these particular pests.

    I wonder if a day going around killing them and scraping egg sacs from trees would count as volunteer hours... ?

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2017 at 4:57 AM

    I believe that these Lantern Flies are going to do some damage to our state and our crops. Just killing them will not do too much to help. I believe that scientists should find a cure to stop these lantern flies from attacking our crops. I also want to know if these lantern flies are dangerous to humans.

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 15, 2017 at 6:02 AM

    The Lantern Flies are definitely an issue and I think we need to do more to get rid of them than just killing one when you see it. If we try to kill them as they are seen, they will destroy our crops which could lead to more problems in the future.

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