Anyone seeing Lantern Flies?

[DBuck]

I don't think I've seen any in NJ yet, but they are bad in PA. Was at a picnic yesterday in PA and we were killing them left and right. Another "gift" from China.

[LittleM]

I saw one along the border of Hunterdon and Mercer County's.  Hopewell Township, I believe, while working on a jobsite last week.  I called the PO and was told that they are all over down that way.

[DBuck]

1 minute ago, LittleM said:

I saw one along the border of Hunterdon and Mercer County's.  Hopewell Township, I believe, while working on a jobsite last week.  I called the PO and was told that they are all over down that way.

That sucks, I was hoping they didn't make it over here yet.

 

[LittleM]

I took a picture of it before I "let it go".

[TDietz]

My property in Pohatcong is infested. The SLF co op has been there, marked all the Ailanthis, but never got back for treatment... and it looks like the bugs have done their breeding and are in the process of egg-laying now... I saw ONE last year

[DBuck]

9 minutes ago, TDietz said:

My property in Pohatcong is infested. The SLF co op has been there, marked all the Ailanthis, but never got back for treatment... and it looks like the bugs have done their breeding and are in the process of egg-laying now... I saw ONE last year

Really Pohatcong? I'm White township and haven't seen one here yet, but they're probably here. I'm going to start looking for the egg sacs on trees, or whatever they're called.

[Buck154]

Never heard of them before

[DBuck]

8 minutes ago, Buck154 said:

Never heard of them before

They're becoming a major problem.
https://extension.psu.edu/spotted-lanternfly-what-to-look-for

[Bonefreak]

Christ!!

Another invasion to deal with!!

[mattg1500]

Im in Pa and this past month we have started to notice them. It started with 1 now we kill 2 a day

[Stan Putz]

Yes, started seeing them last year, they are swarming this time of year. Hoping they go the way of stinkbugs, they were a nuisance 20 years ago but have mostly disappeared. 

[Batsto]

Please stop killing them, Gov. Murphy is giving them Santuary. 

[Batsto]

1 hour ago, TDietz said:

My property in Pohatcong is infested. The SLF co op has been there, marked all the Ailanthis, but never got back for treatment... and it looks like the bugs have done their breeding and are in the process of egg-laying now... I saw ONE last year

Never came back for treatment. What a surprise! They must be counting pheasant chicks. Busy guys. 

[TDietz]

6 hours ago, DBuck said:

Really Pohatcong? I'm White township and haven't seen one here yet, but they're probably here. I'm going to start looking for the egg sacs on trees, or whatever they're called.

This is ailanthus, tree of heaven, looks a lot like sumac, smells a lot like dog shit. The blue paint on trunk is how they mark them. If you can zoom in pic you can see them all over it.

[TDietz]

4 hours ago, Batsto said:

Never came back for treatment. What a surprise! They must be counting pheasant chicks. Busy guys. 

Don't even get me started.