In this WTOP News article, Lou Meyer from Davey's Mid-Atlantic region shares how spotted lanternflies are weakening our trees and how to stop them.
It’s the time of year when yards across the D.C. region are invaded by a pest not native to our area.
Twelve years ago, the Asian spotted lanternfly was first seen outside Philadelphia. Experts believe the spotted lanternfly made its way here on shipping containers that held their egg masses.
While the spotted lanternfly does not sting or bite, it does hop, as Elly Rowe, WTOP’s marketing director, can confirm.
“They have been hopping off of plants, hopping onto my pets,” Rowe said. “It freaks me out.”
Lou Meyer, an arborist with Davey Tree Expert Company, told WTOP the spotted lanternfly hops instead of flying, as bees and other insects do.
To continue reading Lou's advice, click here.
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