Spotted Lanternflys Seen in Brooklyn
Everyone in Broooklyn talking about the spotted lanternfly. These bugs are from China, Vietnam and Taiwan.
Spotted lanternflies in Coney Island:
See what they look like on trees here.
The bugs aren’t good at flying and actually hop around. This shows you similiar bugs to the lanternfly.
If you see them, you are asked to kill them and report a sighting here. Why? They damage trees (especially fruit-bearing tress) and grape vines. They can kill a tree if they remain on them.
In the photo above, the lanternfly has put eggs. See a better photo here.
In the United States there is no predator for the spotted lanternfly. In Pennsylvania, the economy has been affected by the lanternfly.
If you have a tree, put tape around your tree and collect the spotted lanternfly every few days.
The lanternfly has been seen on the Shore Road bike path in Bay Ridge. Bring a small bottle and collect the lanternfly in the bottle by putting the bottle over the bug. Then cover the bottle when you have collected enough of them. (I know it sounds terrible, but if you have ever seen a bug kill a huge tree, you would go start collecting them right now.)
These bugs are not poisonous, but other bugs don’t eat them because they are spotted and red.
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Hugs,
marlene
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