I was so pleased to hear from the state's insects czar that there's no reason to go around squashing those #spottedlanternflies to death. #TreesAreSafe #TheRobinsHaveThis www.newhavenindependent.org/2025/10/01/y
Dead spotted lantern fly on top of a concrete barrier
Doing my part
One of two #SpottedLanternFlies I killed at the ballpark today.
This is such an issue for me at work in particular. They are all over the place and I don’t want to track them inside my carpeted office 😩 so gross!!! #spottedlanternflies #igcomics #comics #indiecomics #comicsforgrownfolks
WOW, #SpottedLanternFlies are here; this is my first encounter, and, learning how FAST they are!! I tried smashing maybe 4, out in the open; all of them zipped off before it landed...they are SO fast...tips??
One of my cats just beat the smack out of and ate a spotted lanternfly that somehow infiltrated our home, and I've never been prouder. 🐈⬛ #spottedlanternflies #nj
STEELY-EYED MISSILE CAT ACTIVATED.
Hey fellow gardeners what's the status of the spotted lanternflies near you. This is year three since they arrived and things are looking better. #garden #spottedlanternflypa #spottedlanternflies #invasivespecies
Should you still squash spotted lanternflies? Here’s what to know
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#News #USNews #Animals #Insects #InvasiveSpecies #SpottedLanternflies #Climate #Environment #Outdoors
@AlexGBardsley A few years ago in the 1st invasion, my condo complex fought the Battle of the Spotted Lanternflies. It was a ruinous battle. For them. They provoked our ire. You'd sit outside and they'd fearlessly land on your knee. NO MAS. The extermination program was quite successful. The […]
#SpottedLanternflies are more prevalent in the #DMVArea this year. @umdentomology.bsky.social's Mike Raupp spoke with
@fox5dc.bsky.social about why.
Any experts in dealing with spotted lanternflies know if I should clip off small branches of my fairly young (in oak years) oak tree that have been slimed by spotted lanternflies?
#spottedlanternflies #oaktrees
In New Jersey, Bats Are Eating the #SpottedLanternFlies share.google/LfiiuAb0Juwc...
255 total #SpottedLanternflies killed in the last 3 days that I’ve gotten to focus on them. Overall count killed since 4/30, 2380+.
#SpottedLanternfly #invasivespecies
ICE, make your sorry asses useful for once, and go after spotted lantern flies. #fuckice #spottedlanternflies #politicalhumor #humanrights #fucktrump
Quite some time since I updated my #SpottedLanternfly kill count. And really, I haven’t been great at getting out every day to kill them. Too many other garden tasks! But the last few times I’ve been out add up to 745 #SpottedLanternflies killed, so 2125+ since 4/30.
#invasivespecies
#gardening #bugs
#lanternflies #spottedlanternflies
I am getting ahead of these tree killing red spotted lantern flies..Took 2 years to get the system down pat but they’re not killing my beautiful Maple tree💪👊
☀️Summertime☀️
Sun is shining, the spotted lattern flies are… crashing into me…
#summer #art #spottedlanternflies
Haven’t updated my #SpottedLanternfly numbers the last few days. Total over 4 days is ~280, so total #SpottedLanternflies killed since 4/30 is 1380+. Won’t get any more over the next few days due to the rain coming, most likely.
#invasivespecies
#SpottedLanternflies killed yesterday: ~180
Today: ~115
Total since 4/30: 1100+
If we assume 1/2 are female (not scientific perhaps but best I can do), and usual egg numbers, that’s 33,000-55,000 eggs never laid. 15-30 minutes’ work each day.
#SpottedLanternfly
#InvasiveSpecies
#SpottedLanternfly Kill Count:
Today: 215
Since 4/30: 805+
#SpottedLanternflies #InvasiveSpecies
Didn’t get any #SpottedLanternflies yesterday due to a busy day and a lovely rainstorm. Killed ~220 today. Total since 4/30: 590+
#SpottedLanternfly #InvasiveSpecies
I’ve decided to try and keep a running total of the #SpottedLanternflies I’ve killed for the year. People keep telling me I can’t make a difference this way, but I have to think it’s better than doing nothing.
Today: 116
Total since 4/30: 370+
#SpottedLanternfly #InvasiveSpecies
When I tell you #SpottedLanternfly nymphs POP if you get them on an electric fly swatter…
#SpottedLanternflies #InvasiveSpecies
Today’s kill count: ~150 #SpottedLanternflies that will never lay eggs.
It’s not much but it’s honest work.
#SpottedLanternfly
#InvasiveSpecies
Ugh. The #SpottedLanternflies are back, first I’ve seen this year, and so many more than last year. I gave maybe a hundred of them the Soapy Bath of Death, but there are so very many more.
#spottedlanternfly #InvasiveSpecies
@qm-b.bsky.social
You more than welcome. There’s a tree of heaven that grew within the remains of a chopped down tree currently below my balcony in a divider fence. From Aug’24: They have a bright red underwing you see in flight.
I tried to document/kill all but they’re quick #SpottedLanternflies
@qm-b.bsky.social
Warning from the Metro: completely destroy any & all #TreesOfHeaven , they host #SpottedLanternflies. Some state & edu links have Lanternfly reporting systems. They’ll destroy our entire agricultural & ecosystem.
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Their spread is rapid & invasive.
Here’s Why You Should Kill #SpottedLanternflies: The battle continues against the colorful bugs. Here’s how New Yorkers can help curb the infestation.