The invasive insect-making national news has now been spotted in Central Pennsylvania prompting the state Department of Agriculture to issue warnings.
The spotted lanternfly is not only pervasive and invasive but deadly to plants. The plant-hopping bug pierces plants with its mouth and sucks sugary sap out of the stems, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
Ever since the spotted lanternfly first appeared in Berks County, Pa., in 2014 (arriving from its home in Asia), this invasive species has been booking it across the United States.
Recent reports indicate the bugs have settled in New York, Canada, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina, and now, according to Brian Eshenaur, they have migrated over to the Midwest. Read the full story here ▶
