Small Lanternfly

The spotted lanternfly lycorma delicatula is an insect native to china india and vietnam and feeds on fruit ornamental and woody trees including tree of heaven ailanthus altissima.

Small lanternfly. Newly hatched nymphs walk up the host plant to find food and can be trapped by placing tape around. Rappoport s essay in the inquirer about how killing spotted lanternflies was the relief she needed in 2020. Destroy the egg masses. Now this is the moment for a confession and apology.

The spotted lanternfly slf lycorma delicatula is a destructive invasive pest native to china india vietnam and eastern asia that was first detected in eastern pennsylvania in september 2014 since then it has also been found in new york maryland delaware and virginia. Spotted lanternfly slf was first detected in eastern pennsylvania in september 2014 and was likely brought to the united states by imported woody plants wood products and other commodities. I may have sneered a little when i first read ann l. Sales of sticky band traps have been booming everywhere that the invasive spotted lanternfly has shown up in pennsylvania as has the death and injury toll among nontarget animals including birds.

And then this louse of a lanternfly decides to come through with some straight up disrespectful s up stupid human vibe. Check hard surfaces such as trees and cement blocks for egg masses. An invasive pest with a healthy appetite for plants like grapevines hops and other fruit crops and trees the spotted lanternfly feeds on a wide range of fruit ornamental and woody trees piercing the plant stems and tree bark thus depleting the plant s energy reserves and costing hundreds of millions of dollars annually in lost agriculture. The lanternfly is not a fly but instead a type of insect called a planthopper.

You can scrape them off. Nymphs do the most damage and feed on several different host plants including grape vines pine and fruit trees.