08/09/2022
What Do I Do If I Find a Spotted Lanternfly?
Alert the local Department of Agriculture of the sighting location. 1-888-422-3359
Remove and destroy by crushing any Spotted Lanternfly adults or larvae that you find. Submerge egg masses in rubbing alcohol to kill them.
Treat the area with a liquid pesticide product spray recommended for use against the Spotted Lantern Fly. Because of the lantern fly's relatively recent arrival in the U.S., products may include a supplementary 2(ee) recommendation to address their use on Spotted Lanternflies.
The Spotted Lanternfly causes damage by piercing the bark of trees, vines, and other plants and feeding on the sap inside. This type of invasive pest feeding process can kill sapling trees and vines and cause plant health decline in more mature trees. The sticky honeydew left behind after Spotted Lanternfly feeding encourages the growth of a dark, sooty mold that can kill groundcover plants around a host plant.