forrest, thanks for coming on. what is a lantern fly and how will our lives be turned upside down by its arrival? we re doomed, tucker no. i m kidding. it s ait s an absolute pest. it is attacking grapevines. since 2014, they ve spread to over 14 different states. they are causing millions of dollars of harm to the agricultural industry. tucker: this is a sidebar, but why would pennsylvania be importing rocks from china? i ve been there. quite a few rocks, i think, in pennsylvania. that s a good question. i m not going to lie. i m not an expert on rock importation. i have no idea. tucker: yeah. i m not either. i ll read up on it, though. what kinds of crops does the lantern fly eat?
clinton fly eat? well, it s interesting. he te when they firsest foundn that the lantern fly, they thought that it was only the trees owerf haven that were being attacked. , they foundr time ou at that they re actually attacking grapes and particularlyicularly wine g, and they ve caused something like fifty million in damagen dn pennsylvania. and now there are statementss saying that these flieofs aremsa attacking all kinds of fruit,, which the research seemsbu a little bit mixed. but as far as how big ofright? a problem this is , it s rea a problem as old as time, ll right. it s human s and pests.bi and i don t think it s really ga that big of an issue on on a global scale. wait, they re attacking wine grapes. so this is another group of immigrants the people of martha s vineyard don t want heregrants t at. ants i don t think anybody wants them here. you know, and i m talking grades, of course, because they are. yeah, they are causing damage tu to two vineyardsgh and all throughou
well, it s interesting. when they first found the lantern fly, they thought it was only the trees of haven that were being attacked. then over time they found out that they re actually attacking grapes, particularly wine grapes. they ve caused something like 50 million in damage in pennsylvania. and now there are statements saying that these flies are attacking all kinds of fruit, which the research seems a little bit mixed, but as far as how big of a problem this is, it s a problem as old as time, right? it s humans and pests. i don t think it s really that big of an issue on a global scale. > tucker: wait. they re attacking wine grapes. this is another group of immigrants that people at martha s vineyard don t want here. i don t think anybody wants them here. they are causing damage to vineyards, and all throughout the northeast. tucker: amazing.