Many communities are taking action against the pest. All Pennsylvania counties in the Delaware and Lehigh valleys are in a spotted lanternfly quarantine. Rutgers University says the bugs were first detected in New Jersey in 2018.
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More information on the bug and how to report them to officials can be found here. A call-to-action has been issued throughout New Jersey to exterminate the invasive bug that has swarmed neighborhoods. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has put out a spotted lanternfly alert. Spotted lanternfly is now present in Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania. People are encouraged to check their vehicles for the bugs, as they are excellent hitchhikers and will easily travel outside a quarantine zone once attached to vehicles or trailers. In their wake, they leave a sticky mass on leaves, branches and bark.
They feed off fruit trees, woody trees, ornamental trees, grapes and grape vines, vegetables and herbs. The spotted lanternfly is an invasive, non-native insect from Asia. In the past week, we have said it is no longer necessary to report spotted. "We’ll stick with this, it’s the best we got." They’ve become so widespread in fact, the state agency is no longer asking residents to report when they see them. "I’m on five or six rolls by now and they’re still accumulating," Essner said.
Its preferred host is tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima), but it infests economically significant plants including soybean, grapes, stone fruits, and Malus spp. It has spread invasively to Japan, South Korea, and the United States. Best to stomp and kill them, but Essner says they just keep coming. The spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is a planthopper indigenous to parts of China and Vietnam. Since first being discovered in Berks County, PA in 2014 it has spread to 11 states and been found in at least four others. Now, in their "Instar" stage, big adults will soon be swarming. Spotted lanternfly ( Lycorma delicatula, SLF) remains a pest of great concern for the northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and the entire United States. It was like it was raining lanterflies when you walk outside." "I had to wrap tape around the trees this year. The previous years we’ve seen them here and there, nothing major, but this, by far, is the worst," Essner explained. Spotted lanternfly sightings can be reported to the state Department of Agriculture by calling 1-888-4BADFLY (1-88), or by submitting a report to Penn State Extension online."This was the worst year, so far. Officials said known spotted lanternfly infestations are not widespread in the newly added counties. Check your vehicles before traveling to ensure you’re not transporting them to a new area for new opportunities to devastate crops and outdoor quality of life.”Īdams, Bedford, Centre, Fulton, Lycoming, Mercer, Snyder, and Union counties were also included in the recently release quarantine list. “Walk your yard, gardens, or land before spring hatch and scrape egg masses. “It’s up to every Pennsylvanian to be on the lookout for these bad bugs,” Redding said. “Spotted lanternflies threaten outdoor businesses and quality of life as well as grapes and other valuable crops Pennsylvania’s economy depends on,” Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding said in a statement.ĭestroying the spotted lanternfly or its eggs can help reduce the spread. Spotted lanternflies feed on the sap of maple and black walnut trees and other plants that are important to Pennsylvania’s agriculture and forestry industries.Įconomists at Penn State University found that spotted lanternfly infestations could cost the state nearly $324 million annually and result in the loss of about 2,800 jobs. The permit teaches them how to recognize the invasive species, so they don’t transport it.Īdult lanternflies don’t survive the winter, but their eggs do. It also requires businesses that move products and vehicles in or out of the affected counties to get a spotted lanternfly permit. It prohibits people from moving lanternflies of any age. The quarantine is intended to stop spotted lanternflies from spreading. The bug was first spotted in Berks County in 2014.Ī total of 45 counties, including Washington, Armstrong, and Indiana, are now in the state’s quarantine zone.Īllegheny and Beaver counties were added to the quarantine map in 2020. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture added 11 counties to its quarantine list on Friday in an effort to stop the spread of the invasive species.
Spring is nearing, bringing longer days, warmer weather, and in some parts of Pennsylvania, spotted lanternflies.
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