Here’s Why You Should Kill Spotted Lanternflies (if you see them in your garden) - The New York Times (free article)
Here’s Why You Should Kill Spotted Lanternflies (if you see them in your garden) - The New York Times (free article)
The battle continues against the colorful bugs. Here’s how New Yorkers can help curb the infestation.
Very invasive, like bedbugs of the garden. They prey on grapevines and other plants in your garden, and are spreading quickly. Kill them if you see them or their mud-like eggs!
I've killed a couple up here in CT, but now that I know they eat grapevines, which make a run at cooking everything in my garden out , I'm having second thoughts.
It's a bit "old lady who swallowed a fly" but if they develop a taste for bittersweet...
I've been killing an easy 50 a day (maybe more) for at least a month and not really gaining any ground at all on them. I live next door to a conservation area in the Pittsburgh, PA subarbs. Killing them on Grapes, Virginia Creeper and some ash looking weed.
Just to share it, I've noticed at this point that if disturbed, the bug will try to leap away. If it is successful, it seems to return to that very same point in space.
Its a real shame too. I'm a pro bug guy. I really wish I didn't have to kill them, and honestly, they are kinda dapper looking.