The infestation of invasive spotted lanternflies is leveling off in some parts of the city, and growing in others. Officials are urging New Yorkers to keep killing them.
Tag: Spotted Lanternflies
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In the Lanternfly War, Some Take the Bug’s Side
Even as the invasive pest spreads across 11 states and threatens agriculture, lanternflies are winning sympathizers who resist kill-on-sight orders.
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We Went on a Lanternfly-Killing Rampage. They’re Still Here.
The spotted lanternfly, an invasive pest that ecologists have urged the populace to squish on sight, is back, infesting the New York City area.