While Chicagoans were alarmed to learn the spotted lanternfly had been found in Illinois last year, experts say spring is the time to take action against that insect — as well as another damaging invasive species that has made far more inroads and gotten less attention. The spongy moth, formerly known as the gypsy moth, has been in Illinois for decades and can strip leaves and kill trees, .
BLACKSBURG, Va. (WFXR) — The fight to keep the lanternfly off and away is coming back. Spotted lanternflies that have overwintered in egg masses are about to hatch and make their debut mid-to-late April, according to Virginia Tech entomologist, Eric Day. “The spotted lanternfly is well-established up and down the East Coast and in Virginia,” […]
Traits are constantly changing in populations, but the emergence of a trait that provides a new function is a rarer occurrence. Two studies now examine how such traits arise.