Insects invading Virginia and Pennsylvania could be 'most destructive species in 150 years'...

.foxnews ^ | 10/20/2108 | Madeline Farber

[caww]

An invasive insect species native to China, India and Vietnam is posing a problem in at least two states.... 'The Spotted Lanternfly' is harming crops in Winchester, Virginia, WDVM reported. The Pennsylvania-based Churchville Nature Center said the creatures were also spotted for the first time on its property Thursday.

"If it is new to you, this invasive plant hopper is threatening the forests of the northeast as well as the lumber and agricultural industries. Please keep an eye out for the insect."

The species poses a threat to agriculture and “has the ability to greatly impact the grape, hops and logging industries,” the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture warned.

“The insect causes damage to plants because of its method of feeding, the rapid buildup of large populations and the production of honeydew, a by-product of their feeding activity that serves as a medium for fungal growth. [Spotted lanternfly] can also be a nuisance pest to homeowners when found in large numbers,” the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services said in a statement when the species was first detected in the state in February.

[Bob434]

[[and she said the stink bugs were particularly horrible this summer.]]

A lot of liberals are leaving the states because they are so traumatized by trump - so yeah, the stink bugs would be bad in canada this year

[Bob434]

[[The article states lanternfly eggs can be killed with alcohol]]

Not gonna work, they are tea-totalers

[mass55th]

Thanks for your comment. She’s not in Ontario, Canada...she lives in Ontario, NY...which is north of Rochester, NY.

[Bob434]

ah- didn’t know there was such a place-

[9422WMR]

Diversity, just wonderful!

[Safetgiver]

I have found spray carburator cleaner to be quite effective on these SOB’s.

[tsomer]

"I have found spray carburator cleaner to be quite effective on these SOB’s.

Especially combined with a BIC lighter!
;-)

[Peeps47]

This is the time of year the stink bugs try to get into the house. I cut them in half with a scissors. It’s crazy how the top half runs around without the lower half of its body. They can live for hours like that.

[EEGator]

I’m about 40 miles south of you.
I’ll keep an eye out for the critters...

[Fraxinus]

Bring back DDT. Problem solved.

Suspect that Imitacloprid would work better.

[Hot Tabasco]

A number of years ago the Emerald Ash Borer destroyed all the Ash trees here in S.E. Michigan. In the city of Troy, all the boulevards contained Ash trees and they all died. A couple of coworkers had huge ash trees in their yards that had to be taken down.

Tree removal services made a fortune.........

There was a lesson in that tho, don't populate a city with just one species of tree........

I know a farmer out in N.W. Kansas who would just leave the freshly cut and rolled hay bales out in the fields to be picked up when he needed to feed his cattle. I asked him why he didn't store them all together and he said if there were ever a fire, his entire cattle's food supply for a year would be wiped out.

You don't put all your eggs in one basket.

[katnip]

I’m glad you haven’t gotten them yet. We didn’t see any in our area until this spring when I spotted those white and black baby ones on my roses.

Sevin dust seemed to help but those little ones move very fast and hop away.

I have huge old Norway Maples in my yard that I haven’t seen any on. My Red Maple gets covered with the adults and we spray every few days. My neighbors Apple trees are destroyed by them. I’m trying that Bayer insecticide that you put around the roots and hoping that will kill the eggs they are laying.

Thank God they don’t stink or sting.

[Bonemaker]

“Insects invading Virginia and Pennsylvania could be ‘most destructive species in 150 years’...”

They are known as northeast democrats...very dangerous.

[EEGator]

Thank you for the heads up.

[EEGator]

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

So the answer is "the maple".

I wondered which hardwood would be next.

For the love of mike could we please quit importing these pests while we still have a few trees left?

[polymuser]

Globalization, baby. Cheap imports from all over.

A great many things will never be the same in America. Glad I’m older
and knew her then. I miss much of Grandpa’s America. (Neccos are gone now, too.)

[Daffynition]

[palmer]

Bring back DDT. Problem solved.

Mainly depends on whether this pest can develop resistance. Some beetles and bugs developed resistance very quickly. Also depends on how it is applied. DDT works on mosquitoes mainly because it sticks to the low objects mosquitoes land on and can kill large percentages of the mosquitoes. Malarial mosquitoes can be completely wiped out by these methods. It seems unlikely that spraying a forest from top to bottom is going to be viable.

[palmer]

That looks like Chinese lespadeza