Insect Invaders: Perils of Global Trade

The invasive pest was initially found in the state earlier this year, but now another first: infiltrating a cultivated crop.

A large survey to be conducted this winter to scout for populations possibly established or trying to establish in the state.

Pennsylvania receives $3 million from USDA for outreach efforts, control measures for this invasive pest.

More townships added as small populations of the pest are found in municipalities adjacent to previously quarantined areas.

A quarantine for the spotted lanternfly, which was discovered last year in Pennsylvania, has expanded to several townships […]

In 2014, an invasive pest called spotted lanternfly was discovered in Berks County, PA. However, Penn State Professor […]

Although the spotted lanternfly has been limited to a 20-mile radius in the state, without proper reporting and eradication, the risk for this species to spread is great.