More than a decade after the spotted lanternfly landed in Berks County, Pa. researchers are learning more about what eats them, and what makes them thrive.

Since then, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has relied on the public to report any new sightings of the insect. There have been 3,418 lantern fly sightings in 2024 through July compared ...

"In those counties there are confirmed population of spotted lantern fly which is a destructive, invasive insect that threatens agriculture and Pennsylvania way of life,” said Shannon Powers ...

A spotted lantern fly crawls along the dirt at PNC Park during ... walnuts and hardwood trees. Worse, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture notes that spotted lanternflies excrete honeydew ...

The invasive spotted lanternfly is continuing to spread across Pennsylvania, with the state Department of Agriculture putting four more northern counties under quarantine. Populations of the pest ...

After years of concern over the spread of the spotted lantern fly in Pennsylvania, It’s now been spotted in Erie County in the form of egg sacs. Hayden Thomas, the owner of Odd Job Tree ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture wants you to know that now is the time to get out and scrape those lantern fly egg masses. Jay Losiewicz, Deputy ...

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(WHTM) – The invasive spotted lantern fly has been a pest for Pennsylvanians in recent years and their return could be imminent. The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture says spotted ...