6 June 2024
After we recall to mind noticed lanternflies we consider the flying adults that plague us from July via early autumn. However those demanding bugs don’t get started out in flying shape.
In Would possibly-June their eggs hatch into tiny black nymphs, 1/4″ lengthy, with white spots. If the nymph manages to cross via 4 instars it turns into a winged grownup.
On Monday 3 June, Bob Donnan noticed a few the black-spotted early nymphs in Washington County, PA. Oh no! They’re already right here. The tiny nymphs are hatching.
Smashing them doesn’t paintings. As Bob remarked, “They bounce speedy!”
Take a look at ultimate 12 months’s article on choices for trapping noticed lanternflies.
If fewer nymphs make it to the following degree we’ll have fewer demanding winged adults.