Have any of you guys noticed lanternflies in your area? I've been seeing quite a few of them. I haven't seen any stick bugs, I hate stink bugs.
OT: Seeing a lot of lanternflies in central NJ
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Yes they started popping up last year in Montgomery. Even more this year. I kill as many as possible but I think we're already screwed.
This battle is lost. Ultimately they’ll be controlled only when Mother Nature decides. Running around swatting them on your outdoor furniture and scraping off a few egg sacs is not stopping them like it doesn’t stop any other non native pest.
We had tons last year and hardly any this year. They are easy to kill - two jumps and they are tuckered out. Also the tape on the trees in spring wiped out tons of them. People were fairly diligent here but as you say it could be just nature. I thought we were pissing in the wind but now not so sure.
We have killed a bunch too, but damn we saw hundreds of them in Monmouth county this past weekend
They are bad for hops and for that reason alone they must die.
Last year and 2 years ago these little bastards were everywhere in Lambertville/West Amwell area. This year I’ve seen way fewer. I’ve killed them every chance I get and wrapped a ton of my trees in duct tape.
There are thousands here in Raritan. There are currently 4 walking on my office window as I type this. When I walk my dog every sidewalk segment has about 2 or 3 on it. Not a bug guy but these don't peeve me, they're almost like butterflies.
But damn there are a lot of em this year. Weird how Bridgewater right next door has virtually none.
But damn there are a lot of em this year. Weird how Bridgewater right next door has virtually none.
Just reverse the tape and make it snug around the trunk and secure by taping it to itself. Do several layers one above the other. Do not actually tape the tree. The sun will bake the glue onto the tree and you'll never get it all off.
There’s gotta be a drinking game idea for stomping them
Not sure what they were but I killed about a dozen bugs on my van windshield from exit 7 to about 9 earlier today. Kept seeing these big black things jump up them bam
Only thing to add is it needs to be tacky duct tape not the cheap papery stuff. They sell official tapes too and some towns give away.
Million times more destructive though.
I wonder if they're attracted to Fireball like bees. We sacrifice one shot glass at the far end of our setup and the bees fly right in, get drunk and sticky, and can't get out.
LFs all over Morris County! Another unwanted gift from China!
I live in Bergen and saw my first on my front door steps a month ago. The UPS delivery guy freaked out when he saw it. He was the one that told me what it was and to kill all of them. I haven't seen any others so I guess I have been lucky.
Report them immediately!
Have been fishing out on Merrill Creek and Spruce Run Reservoir's lately. There are literally, thousands and thousands of them out there. If you look in any 10 yard by 10 yard surface area of of water there must be 30 or 40 of them in that little area. Not as many on the land surrounding the water. For some reason they love being on the surface of the water.
Our community asked residents to stomp them out when you see them. So now there's a million dead carcasses on the sidewalks. The kicker is they produce honeydew so when you stomp them, it releases the honeydew which attracts yellow jackets.
Now we have a lanternfly AND ground wasp infestation smdh
Now we have a lanternfly AND ground wasp infestation smdh
I was in Eastern PA a few years ago for a lax tournament and everyone was marveling at these beautiful cicada looking bugs that nobody ever saw before. Then I find out Eastern PA was ground zero for the invasion. Apparently a shipment from China to that area was carrying some stowaways.
Learn what the Spotted Lanternfly nymphs (juveniles) look like, get to killing them young, and really up your kill numbers.
