mayor a second term. when i spoke to the residents, mayor, they told me they feel more prepared, the city officials told them more about the flooding than in 2020. what have you done differently to prepare your residents this time around? unfortunately, we ve had this experience within a short period of time and so we ve learned a lot. so we ve communicated early and often. we ve been able to better instruct the things that residents need to prepare around taking pictures of their items, making sure that they take their critical documents. we ve had a strong coalition of not only city departments but the county and state so it s been an all hands on deck process and hopefully that allows us to save life and property that would not be spared otherwise. reporter: we know that we re not expecting the river to crest at as high of a level as we saw in 2020 but this isn t a moment to underestimate the floodwaters. absolutely not. we want residents to heed these warnings. this
look what it has done. i m in a size 4 pair of pants. go golo. (soft music) state agricultural departments across the nation have a new bug on their most-wanted list. this is the lantern fly, and if you see one, you are urged to kill it by any means possible, squash it, smash it, just get rid of it because of the damage that it could do to plants in the u.s. for six states, virginia, maryland, pennsylvania, delaware, massachusetts and new jersey are all reporting lanternfly infestations. so with its needle-like mouth, the brightly colored bug can suck the life right out of trees and plants including grapes,
apples and hops. pennsylvania alone estimates the lanternfly could cost it $324 million annually if the pest is not controlled. let s bring in biologist and entomologist phil torres. he s also the host of expedition on discovery channel, owned by cnn s parent company. phil, good to see you. good to see you, fredricka. tell us about this lanternfly, because, i mean, on the surface it s kind of pretty. you look at it, this is amazing. who would want to kill it? it is very deceiving. yeah, so tell us about it. where did it come from? it s probably the number one thing i get sent all summer long, what is this bug, because it is so spectacular looking. it s not from here. it s originally from china. but the thing is, to put in context, a lot of nonnative insects that end up in the united states, many get established but are not
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) says the spotted lanternfly, an invasive insect that damages fruit, hops, and hardwood trees, has been spotted in Michigan.
The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) says the spotted lanternfly, an invasive insect that damages fruit, hops, and hardwood trees, has been spotted in Michigan.