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How to remove Lanterflies
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For more information visit: Lanternflies are relatively small, measuring about an inch in length. They are usually red, white, and black with little black spots along their back. Though they are little, they feed on hard wood, grapes, apples, and other varieties of fruit seeds. They are capable of inducing big wounds in the timber of trees, which makes them exposed to mold and fungus and have been known to devastate plant life quickly when introduced into new places. In some cases, trees which have been assaulted by lanternflies may begin to produce sap-like substances in a bid to protect themselves, but this sap can attract other pests to the tree. – PowerPoint PPT presentation
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Title: How to remove Lanterflies
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LANTERNFLIESWHAT ARE THEY AND HOW TO GET RID OF
THEM?
- By OnlinePestControl.com
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What are Lanterfliesand how to get rid of them?
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What are Lanternflies?
- Lanternflies are relatively small, measuring
about an inch in length. They are usually red,
white, and black with small black spots along
their back. Although they are small, they feed on
hard wood, grapes, apples, and other varieties of
fruit crops. They are capable of causing large
wounds in the wood of trees, leaving them open to
mold and fungus and have been known to devastate
plant life quickly when introduced to new areas.
In some cases, trees that have been attacked by
lanternflies may begin to produce sap-like
substances in an effort to protect themselves,
but this sap may attract other pests to the tree. - An average lanternfly life cycle lasts about a
year, during which time they can lay between 30
and 50 eggs.
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Where are Lanternflies Found?
- Lanternflies are normally found in Asian
countries. They were introduced to Korea roughly
nine years ago, where they began to cause major
devastation for crops. In the United States,
lanternfly infestations have only been observed
since the early fall of 2014. The first state in
which lanternflies appeared was Pennsylvania,
where a number of measures have been implemented
to resist the spread of the infestation. If you
do travel to lanternfly pervasive areas,
its important to use this checklist to avoid
taking them home with you.
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Where are Lanternflies Found?
- Lanternflies are able to lay their eggs on any
level surface, whether its of a natural
substance like stone, wood or things like patio
furniture and vehicles. Because the eggs are
usually a neutral color like brown or gray, they
can go unnoticed by homeowners. This means that
they can readily hide on everyday surfaces and
spread from one area to the next rather quickly.
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How to Get Rid of Lanternflies
- Egg Mass Scraping
- The easiest way to get rid of lanternflies is to
remove the egg sacks that they lay before they
are able to hatch. Because the egg sacks attach
to smooth surfaces, they can be scraped and
placed into an alcohol solution in order to kill
the pests inside of the egg sack. In the absence
of rubbing alcohol, a basic alcohol solution such
as the one found in common hand sanitizer can be
used to drown the larvae inside of a scraped egg
sack.
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How to Get Rid of Lanternflies
- Tree Banding
- After being laid, the spotted lanternfly nymphs
will emerge from the egg masses in early May and
go through the nymph stages. They will spend time
on the surface from which they emerge, and will
crawl about to feed. Though these nymphs can
affect many different plants, theyre more prone
to the tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima).
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How to Get Rid of Lanternflies
- Insecticides
- At least three different forms of
insecticides are currently known to be useful
against the adult lanternfly. Recently, traps
that use natural oils, such as peppermint and
spearmint, have been found to be effective in
enticing lanternflies to feed, which can help
homeowners to remove the pests without harsh
chemicals.
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Other Concerns about Lanternflies
- Because lanternflies have the capacity to
reproduce quickly and to cause harm to even the
healthiest of plants, it is important to report
signs of a lanternfly infestation to the proper
agricultural authority in your area. In
Pennsylvania, several measures were introduced to
attempt to quarantine the infestation, such as
the introduction of inspections of any business
that regularly stored merchandise outside, such
as auto body shops and grocery stores with
outdoor displays.
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Other Concerns about Lanternflies
- Because lanternfly eggs can be well camouflaged
and adult lanternflies can spread rapidly,
agricultural experts also recommend that whenever
possible, firewood should be purchased in the
same area in which it will be burned, since
lanternflies often lay their eggs on wood when
they can. When transporting goods that have been
stored outside to another area, make sure to
thoroughly examine the surfaces of every item
transported to ensure that lanternflies are not
inadvertently brought to a new location to spread.
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