[MAIPC] How pervasive is spotted lanternfly

Fri Oct 27 06:48:07 PDT 2017

I grew up in Chester County, PA, and remain on my local listserve in a ruralish area. I spotted my first third instar two months ago there, and our local listserve is currently blowing up with reports of it, often by the singles, dozens, and hundreds of adults, even from people who are not naturalists. Incredibly high populations are emerging, and it's rather startling just to see the few reports on the local listserve. The townships around mine had been quarantined, but ours has not been yet, and that quaratine can only do so much. I fear greatly that with populations of it so high, it has likely spread quite a distance and we'll see reports next summer in the DC/NOVA/MD area if not farther. It's just impossible to imagine it won't have ridden out on a car, truckload of mulch, firewood, lumber, boulder, etc. 
Mary

      From: Marian Orlousky <morlousky at appalachiantrail.org>
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The horse may have already left the barn, but our actions can help dictate how quickly that horse moves through the pasture. Quarantine and education efforts are not going to stop any invasive pest in its tracks, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't try. The process for bio-controls is slow and rigorous, but if we can buy our critical resources some extra time, we should do everything in our power to do just that.  
All is not yet lost, but it most certainly will be if we give up now.
Marian Orlousky
Northern Resource Management CoordinatorAppalachian Trail Conservancy4 East First StreetBoiling Springs, PA 17007Direct Line: 717-260-3217MARO Office: 717-258-5771 ex: 208Fax: 717.258.1442morlousky at appalachiantrail.orgwww.appalachiantrail.org 

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On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 9:48 PM, Kathleen Seiler <kdseiler at comcast.net> wrote:

Hey, everyone, Just adding to this discussion… am taking Forest Ecosystem Protection class currently, at Penn State Mont Alto w/ Dr. Beth Brantley.  For our first class, she brought in two former students now working w/ DCNR, focused on the Spotted Lanternfly situation in SE PA.  This is not a good situation. These true bugs have been found feeding on nearly EVERYTHING indiscrimately (oak, hickory, black walnut, hops[completing life cycle on these]) while they progress through their 4 instar stages, as well as Ailanthus (as adults).  Other thin bark trees (black birch, red maple, black cherry) as well as stone fruit and grapes are targets. Egg masses (30-100 ova in each) overwinter on tree bark or other surfaces - not easy to spot (dk. grayish) and that’s most likely how they arrived on a shipment of stones. Eggs can be laid on vehicles, boats, RV’s, trailers, etc. so transport to other areas is a valid concern.  Think of athletic venues and populations of fans traveling, vacationers, etc.  so education and vigilance are a big push in the quarantine area and its environs. First instar hatches in mid-May.  This year SLF was found in a state park (not sure which one). DCNR is looking for natural predators to possibly raise and release (currently one possible wasp).  Wheel bugs and preying mantis have been observed eating them.  Cross fingers :*) but Dan may be correct that this could be an inexorable spread over time…. They can be killed w/ the trap trees protocol, other sprays, and scraping/destroying egg masses.
Most detailed up-to-date info at:
www.agriculture.pa.gov/ Protect/Plantindustry/spotted_ lanternfly
Kathy SeilerPATC North ChapterATC (Greater Waynesboro PA Appalachian Trail Community)Renfrew Institute faculty memberPA Master Naturalist traineeM.S. Geo-environmental Studies
(taking Forestry classes for “fun" via the GO60 program so my brain doesn’t seep out of my ears now that I’m nearing 62! ha!!  Keeps you young….)
"I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order."  John Burroughs

On Oct 26, 2017, at 7:42 PM, D. Clark <historictimekeepers at gmail.com > wrote:
Just found this on PA Extension Site (Art Grover,s home)
https://extension.psu.edu/ what-to-do-if-you-find- spotted-lanternfly  
Not very comforting.

On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 7:37 PM, D. Clark <historictimekeepers at gmail.com > wrote:

I just googled this bug.  Host plant is alianthus.  A VERY good reason to eradicate this plant!  APHIS?  USDA?  Has major impacts on fruit, grapes and cash timber!
Here is the contact info: Hope Sara does not get mad at me.
Good Morning, We received a stack of 11"x14.25" CHECK YOUR GEAR posters this morning from the PA Bureau of Forestry about the Spotted Lanternfly. If you have room in your kiosk/other appropriate places, or think you can squeeze it in, I will send you as many copies as you need. We also received hard plastic cards with information for identification and removing egg masses. Pest Alert pages (8.5"x11") with specimen submission instructions on the back are also available. If you want some of either for any upcoming programs or meetings, etc, let me know. Please reply with how many posters you need with a DCNR logo on the bottom and how many with a Game Commission logo on the bottom.  Finally, if I should send them somewhere other than your home address, let me know.  Thank you in advance for your assistance. This is a very pretty invasive that is now capable of surviving Pennsylvania's winters.  Thanks everyone,Sara
 --Sara HaxbySenior Office ManagerAppalachian Trail Conservancy4 East First StreetBoiling Springs, PA 17007Phone: 717.258.5771 x201Mobile: 413.427.4067Fax: 717.258.1442Skype: Sara HaxbyATCshaxby at appalachiantrail.orgwww.facebook.com/ATHikewww.appalachiantrail.org

On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 7:31 PM, Kathy Daniel <kdaniel20816 at gmail.com> wrote:

I would be happy to post information on the C&O Canal towpath in Maryland. If you think that’s a good idea, please let me know how to get the posters. 
Kathy Daniel 
On Oct 27, 2017, at 6:41 AM, Daniel Barringer <dbarringer at natlands.org> wrote:

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.or g> 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. 
Marian Orlousky
Northern Resource Management CoordinatorAppalachian Trail Conservancy4 East First StreetBoiling Springs, PA 17007Direct Line: 717-260-3217MARO Office: 717-258-5771 ex: 208Fax: 717.258.1442morlousky at appalachiantrail.orgwww.appalachiantrail.org 

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On Thu, Oct 26, 2017 at 2:06 PM, HTI Gmail <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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