Editor’s note: The video above is from March 3, 2024. NEW YORK (PIX11) — As May approaches, the tri-state area will be seeing the return of spotted lanternflies as they begin to hatch. New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation said SLFs are a major threat to the state’s agricultural industry and should be killed. […]
Over the past decade or so, the spotted lanternfly has become one of the most notorious invasive species in the United States. Here’s how it got here, how to spot it and most importantly, how to kill it.