[MAIPC] How pervasive is spotted lanternfly

[Daniel Barringer]

I think the horse has left the barn. Adult spotted lanternflies have been found in Bucks and Northamton Counties within sight of New Jersey. Here in Chester County, within a day of hanging the posters in our public restroom, visitors came to us to show us where they found egg masses (in a fold of exfoliating river birch bark, on ironwood, ash and oak trees). We had seen our first adults only a couple weeks before, and never saw any juveniles (and we don’t have any ailanthus on the square-mile preserve). Some of the egg masses are out of reach. For every adult we see, how many do we not see? Coming to a landscape near you.

Dan


> On Oct 26, 2017, at 2:22 PM, Marian Orlousky <morlousky at appalachiantrail.org> wrote:
> 
> Good question Dewey,
> 
> I would not suggest it is too late for this one. Last I heard the pest is still limited to the state of PA and is contained within a small number of counties.  It is currently under quarantine and investigation as to its current range. I believe it was discovered around 2014, and so its spread is still relatively "slow", yet certainly concerning.  It may not have yet reached that critical mass, and it would be excellent if the efforts of the commonwealth were successful in containing it. The State is putting considerable efforts into this program, partially (I would imagine) because it has the potential to disrupt a major economic driver in PA (fruit and wine industries).   
> 
> We have put up posters here at the ATC Mid-Atlantic Office in Boiling Springs. It's probably the AT clubs in central and eastern PA that should be highlighting the pest at their trail head kiosks. 
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> On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 2:06 PM, HTI Gmail <historictimekeepers at gmail.com <mailto:historictimekeepers at gmail.com>> wrote:
> I just got an offer of alert posters for spotted lanternfly. Basically telling hikers to check their gear.  Is the genie already out of the bottle on this?
> 
> Is it an issue that alerting hikers can make a difference?
> 
> Thanks!
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