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Pennsylvania

FakeNoose

(36,025 posts) Thu Oct 31, 2024, 12:58 PM Oct 31

Nobody has posted about our old nemesis, the spotted lanternflies for a while [View all]

Here's a better-than-average video by "The Bug Chicks." Even though it's a couple years old, it does a good job explaining what we're up against with these spotted lanternflies. SLF do a lot of damage to grapevines and fruit trees, among other crops.

(Length 6:29, closed captions available)

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Nobody has posted about our old nemesis, the spotted lanternflies for a while [View all] FakeNoose Oct 31 OP

Plenty in Northern VA LoCo Cat Lady Oct 31 #1

The outbreak crested in Pennsylvania IbogaProject Oct 31 #2

I thought so too, but suddenly now they're everywhere in Allegheny County FakeNoose Oct 31 #3

--- and the Ash Beetle... Plus a new fungus or something is killing Beech trees. 3Hotdogs Oct 31 #4

I've got some kind of lichen mold on my spruce trees, and it's slowly killing them FakeNoose Oct 31 #5

It may be too late. But call your local cooperative extension for Dept. of Ag. Some are associated with universities. 3Hotdogs Oct 31 #6