Spotted lantern fly staten island1/11/2024 Credit: Cornell UniversityĪt least two Nassau residents and one in Suffolk have spotted and slain the insects, and in New York City, they have washed up on Staten Island beaches. 14, according to the New York State Integrated Pest Management Program. Locations where infestations and individual sightings of spotted lanternflies have been reported, as of Sept. This map from Cornell University shows reported sightings as of this week, including on Long Island. Late-summer and autumn wine tourists and apple and pumpkin pickers all should scan their vehicles, especially under fenders and hood air vents where these pests can hide.Īs of April, nine states had infestations and "single individual insects" had been spotted in seven others, said Melody Keena, a U.S. In Pennsylvania, where this bug evidently rode in on a stone slab from China in 2014, yearly economic losses five years later were just over $50 million, and 484 jobs were lost, Penn State's report said. Spotted lanternflies feed on more than six dozen plants, including apples, grapes, hops, stone fruits and hardwood trees. "It’s very unique," said Carrie Brown-Lima, director of the New York Invasive Species Research Institute at Cornell University. Credit: Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture They are large: an inch long, a half-inch wide at rest and have a striking appearance.Īn adult spotted lanternfly at rest. What does it look like?Īdults are easy to spot. "We’ll have to be very vigilant," said Chris Logue, director of the department's plant industry division. Suffolk’s vineyards and orchards already have been told to prepare, officials said. According to New York State's Department of Agriculture and Markets' website, it feeds on more than 70 different plants.
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