Extremely invasive pest is threatening the U.S. agriculture industry. The spotted lantern fly deprives plants of sap, causes wilting and makes plants more susceptible to other diseases and pests. Warning signs for the fly are already posted in Napa Valley
States from New York to North Carolina are issuing quarantines for the spotted lanternfly, an invasive, plant-killing pest.told FOX 29 PhiladelphiaThe spotted lanternfly is not only pervasive and invasive but deadly to plants. The plant-hopping bug pierces plants with their mouth and sucks sugary sap out of the stems, according to theFILE - A group of adult Spotted Lannternflies on Sept. 28, 2020, in Reading, Pennsylvania.
"Some vineyards have seen a 100% crop loss," Sharon Powers of Pennsylvania’s Department of Agriculture told FOX Weather’sIn addition to sucking sap, the fly that travels in swarms and covers plants also produces honeydew."The honeydew that the insects squirt out covers the plants, blocks photosynthesis, so the plant doesn't get the sunlight it needs," explained Powers.
"Stop, scrape and squash!" says a yard sign the Pennsylvania Ag Department distributes to remind residents to eradicate the bug that is not harmful to humans or pets.The lanternfly lays a strip of 30 to 50 eggs each autumn, thus the "scrape it" advice. The female covers the eggs in a putty-like substance which eventually looks like mud. Look on plants, tree trunks, rusty metal and even cushions for the eggs.
"You're spraying the tree, it's absorbed into the sap, and then it stays there in the tree system for a couple of months," explained Lauren Bonus of the Mosquito Commission. "And every time the spotted lanternfly feeds on the tree, it will die. So it's long-lasting."
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