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- Submitted: Jul 4, 2023
- Photographed: Jul 4, 2023
- Spider: Insects
- Maturity:Immature
- Location: New Jersey, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Dorsal
Insects
Picture ID 182797
Mar 7, 2024
Mar 7, 2024
Mt. Airy, 
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https://nj1015.com/bad-bug-heres-how-to-report-nj-spotted-lanternflies-online/ This is a Spotted Lanternfly. It’s an invasive species of insect that presents a great risk to food crops and hardwood trees. The link I included has the link to the form for reporting the sighting in New Jersey. Your photo is plenty, you don’t need the specimen. Please stomp it and kill any more that you see. Infested trees need to be removed and burned. Here in New Hampshire there is a state law against bringing in firewood from outside the state, attempting to keep this insect from being imported. Please don’t wait to kill it, it is… Read more »
Early stage nymph, Spotted Lantern Fly. The Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is native to China and was first detected in Pennsylvania in September 2014. Spotted lanternfly feeds on a wide range of fruit, ornamental and woody trees, with tree-of-heaven being one of the preferred hosts. Spotted lanternflies are invasive and can be spread long distances by people who move infested material or items containing egg masses. Juvenile spotted lanternflies, known as nymphs, and adults prefer to feed on the invasive tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima) but also feed on a wide range of crops and plants, including grapes, apples, hops, walnuts and… Read more »
Thank you. I have another reason now to kill invasive “trees of heaven”