ARS Scientists Seek Answers From Spotted Lanternfly Dispersal
September 12, 2020
September 12, 2020
WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following news:
The black spots and beautiful colors can be deceiving.
At first glance, the Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is a beautiful insect whose colors mimic the beloved ladybug with its polka-dotted outer wings and red hind wing. But this is not the family-friendly insect that people love to see crawling on their wrist or captured in a framed print . . .
The black spots and beautiful colors can be deceiving.
At first glance, the Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is a beautiful insect whose colors mimic the beloved ladybug with its polka-dotted outer wings and red hind wing. But this is not the family-friendly insect that people love to see crawling on their wrist or captured in a framed print . . .