Why Are There So Many Spotted Lanternflies?
The Spotted Lanternfly Is Said to Have Originally "Arrived in the U. S. as Egg Masses Attached to a Shipment of Stone," and Has Quickly Spread Since. and Since...
The Spotted Lanternfly is said to have originally "arrived in the U.S. as egg masses attached to a shipment of stone," and has quickly spread since. And since they're hitchhikers, according to WHYY they rely on human activity to travel, "especially by laying their eggs on cars" or in camping gear.
Why are spotted lanternflies so bad?
And what is being done to defeat these bugs? The DEC explains that SLF “pose a significant threat to New York's agricultural and forest health. ... This feeding by sometimes thousands of Spotted Lanternflies (SLF) stresses plants, making them vulnerable to disease and attacks from other insects.
Should I kill spotted Lanternfly?
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — There's been no debate about what to do if you see a spotted lanternfly — you should kill it, ASAP! ... So residents are urged to kill the bug immediately and report the siting to the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, using the Spotted Lanternfly Public Report.
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