Spotted Lanternfly, garbage insect reeking havoc

well since this bug comes from another country, i say that all airports, bus stations, railroad stations have sprays to kill them. open up all luggage, and spray the crap outta everything packed.

then all those forms of transport, ought to be put into a sealed building and immersed in highly toxic chemicals to kill them as well, before anyone can disembark.

then all passengers ought to be sprayed down as well...

that'll teach people, and those that run the plains, trains and buses, from transporting such bugs into our country.

 

There are many other bugs out that are playing havoc on the local fauna, out in Colorado we have the pine beetle that has transformed large swaths of the forest to standing dead, we are watching a changing of the guard. all we need is a very long cold spell to get rid of the invaders, and it is not just bugs, it includes plants and them 2 legged critters.

 

There was a different species of mosquito imported in a container trailer from overseas. Had plants in it, and even though it had been in quarantine, when it was opened here stateside, it released a new mosquito here. All it takes is a few of these mishaps to happen.

Lanternfly has already been spotted in upper NY also. MI also has a lot of grapes that could be affected. The lanternfly also has so many different looks as it ages, so the one with the red wings might be easy to identify, but other stages might look like just any other beetle bug.




The non-native, invasive spotted lanternfly passes through four stages of nymph development before becoming the winged adult.

This insect has the potential to greatly impact the grape, hops and logging industries

The spotted lanternfly, an invasive planthopper native to Southeast Asia, was first discovered in the U.S. in Berks County in 2014. In addition to spreading into 13 Pennsylvania counties since then, the insect was found in in Frederick County, Virginia, in 2017, and in Hunterdon, Mercer and Warren counties in New Jersey in 2018. The quarantine zone was last expanded in November 2017 to include Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia and Schuylkill counties.

Spotted lanternflies feed on the sap of a plant and when there are high populations of them, they can cause significant damage. They feed on more than 70 species of plants, including important forestry and agricultural crops.

The department has taken responsibility for suppressing spotted lanternfly populations in the core infestation area, while the USDA has established a perimeter extending 18 miles out from the core area, where they are working to eliminate any infestation.

 

Mississippi has also had some sort of pine beetles decimating a lot of forested areas trees. Been going on for over 30yrs now. Doesn't get cold enough here to kill them out.

 

add a bit of chocolate to each bug and charge 50 cents for each, then the ones who swipe them will be getting rid of them for us.

 

I feel really bad for y'all up there that have to deal with these things and I hope a solution is found to get rid of them. I live in the land of invasive species and it rarely turns out good so here to praying for a quick solution for y'all.

 

This would affect a lot of people down the line. Higher prices and scarcity of things even like grapes for eating, not including for the wine makers. And treating all the trees and other areas is not something that can be done. IN the case of the pine beetles, burning is the one solution, but that may include forest fires in the long run.

 

what if it's a scum or a business model ?
some group paid to junk scientists for theirs research that will indicate this bug will impact US agro economy. They also paid media to cry *help, something must be done fast* . Soon we will see billion $$$ are sent to fight *disaster of this century*.
CARB uses this business model successfully many years now...

 

or they could put it in a sealed building until they die instead of spraying poison all over your stuff. During the plague they isolated incoming ships for a few weeks to make sure nobody was infectious