All tagged Lanternfly
How do you get rid of invasive spotted lanternflies? Last year many area residents tried glue traps. Unfortunately, glue traps (sticky tape on trees) maimed and killed many other species besides spotted lanternflies.
Last month I was dismayed to see spotted lanternfly nymphs crawling all over my grape vines. So I relented and bought fly tape. The next day, I checked on the pieces of tape and saw bird feathers stuck in them. So now I wonder if the treatment isn’t worse than the disease.
Now is the time for homeowners to protect their trees from the invasive spotted lanternfly (SLF). From egg cases that were dormant over the winter, distinctive nymphs are emerging — small, black, with a random pattern of white spots covering their bodies. In a later stage, the nymphs become mostly red and black. Nymphs cannot fly, they crawl (and they can jump!), and will travel up and down the trunks of the trees. They feed by sucking out the sap of the tree, weakening it, and over time potentially killing it.
