Help stop the invasive spotted lanternfly
May 22, 2024
May 22, 2024
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, May 22 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
It's visually striking.
When fully grown, open wings display showy hind wings with bright red near the abdomen, black spots, and black-and-white bars.
But the spotted lanternfly, an invasive insect that came to the United States from its native habitat of Southeast Asia in 2014, is destructive. Despite its name, though, the spotted lanternfly is not a fly. It belongs to the order Hemip . . .
It's visually striking.
When fully grown, open wings display showy hind wings with bright red near the abdomen, black spots, and black-and-white bars.
But the spotted lanternfly, an invasive insect that came to the United States from its native habitat of Southeast Asia in 2014, is destructive. Despite its name, though, the spotted lanternfly is not a fly. It belongs to the order Hemip . . .