The spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) poses a serious threat to the European wine industry. It has a wide range of hosts and can survive in our climate.

It's egg masses can be deposited machinery etc. so there is a high likelihood of it arriving in Europe.

Be prepared! Learn how to identify it and report any possible sightings with the AGIIR app or on this web site:
https://ephytia.inrae.fr/fr/C/27321/Agiir-Le-fulgore-tachete

https://ives-technicalreviews.eu/article/view/9725

#InvasivePests #Viticulture #Vineyard #SpottedLanternfly #Europe

Agiir - Le fulgore tacheté

Agiir - Le fulgore tacheté

USDA fired the experts on invasive pests that can decimate crops

USDA pest experts were abruptly fired last month — swept up in the Trump administration’s frenzied and turbulent efforts to drastically shrink the federal workforce.

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Brassica Shieldbug, Eurydema oleracea Canon 7D EFS 60 2.8 f/ 4 1/320 iso: 200 Celakovice-Jirina 5/10/2024 #hemiptera #Shieldbugs #pests #Stinkbugs #Bugs #insects #invertbrates #macro #grasslands #invasivepests
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I saw a lot of Lymantria dispar, spongy moth, in Saratoga County at the start of my Adirondacks trip. Yet even as I am aware of their destructiveness in my part of the world, I cannot help but admire their beauty.

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/170320466

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Spongy Moth (Lymantria dispar)

Spongy Moth from Greenfield, New York, United States on June 7, 2023 at 12:32 PM by Chris Kreussling (Flatbush Gardener). Spongy moth (Lymantria dispar), Skidmore North Woods, Saratoga, NY, June 2023

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Pennsylvania:

It's Spotted Lanternfly hatching time! Check your garden plants.

There were none on the rose bushes on Friday. There were groups of twenty or so nymphs on those same bushes today. The majority of them were shaken off into a cup of soapy water, then chucked in the trash.

I don't like killing things, especially when they are so cute, but there are too many to leave to natural predators. I hope the spiders get any we missed.

#InvasivePests #insects #SpottedLanternfly #Pennsylvania

Spotted lanternfly could come after Canada’s wines. Here’s what to know

A sticky situation is unfolding near Canada’s border over fears the spotted laternfly might slip into Canada from the U.S. Winemakers are among those most at risk.

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