Lantern Flies: Are you killing them when you see them?

[posty 2,807]

I do...  Damn PITA...

[MikeMatt 366]

16 minutes ago, posty said:

I do...  Damn PITA...

That’s like killing a puppy. 

[seafoam1 3,407]

18 minutes ago, posty said:

I do...  Damn PITA...

I like pita bread, pusty.

[posty 2,807]

30 minutes ago, MikeMatt said:

That’s like killing a puppy. 

The spotted lanternfly (SLF) is an invasive insect that feeds on the sap of over 70 plants, including grapes, hops, and fruit trees, causing significant damage to crops and forests. It is characterized by its distinctive gray forewings with black spots and red and black hindwings. To control its spread, residents should inspect vehicles and outdoor items for egg masses (gray, clay-like) and destroy them, report sightings to local authorities, and stomp on adult insects. 

There isn’t a predator in the US…

[Tree of Knowledge 2,107]

Thanks China

[MikeMatt 366]

Ahhh. I was thinking lightning bugs or fireflies - haven’t seen these lantern bugs. 

[Nomad99 807]

43 minutes ago, posty said:

The spotted lanternfly (SLF) is an invasive insect that feeds on the sap of over 70 plants, including grapes, hops, and fruit trees, causing significant damage to crops and forests. It is characterized by its distinctive gray forewings with black spots and red and black hindwings. To control its spread, residents should inspect vehicles and outdoor items for egg masses (gray, clay-like) and destroy them, report sightings to local authorities, and stomp on adult insects. 

There isn’t a predator in the US…

They are everywhere....hitting NY hard this year. We have them in town.

[Ron_Artest 2,176]

We had them bad 5 years ago, then they disappeared.  I see maybe 5 a year now.

[posty 2,807]

1 hour ago, Nomad99 said:

They are everywhere....hitting NY hard this year. We have them in town.

Yeah Northern Virginia is getting them…

[Nomad99 807]

I'm in North Shore MA & we have them.

[MikeMatt 366]

If they are the gray/black red spot ugly freaking thing I seen a bunch of dead ones around Grand Central in Manhattan but never alive ones and not on Long Island at all. 

[WhiteWonder 2,910]

26 minutes ago, MikeMatt said:

If they are the gray/black red spot ugly freaking thing I seen a bunch of dead ones around Grand Central in Manhattan but never alive ones and not on Long Island at all. 

not even lantern flies want to be on long island

[MikeMatt 366]

26 minutes ago, WhiteWonder said:

not even lantern flies want to be on long island

That’s a good thing. 

[posty 2,807]

Just saw the first one of these f***ers at my house...  Killed it...

Feels like it is going to be the calm before the storm...