You can also have fun using a shop vac. They wont jump away holding tight as not to being sucked in by the shop vac. Just have the vac already tuned on before approaching with a hose.
I live in PA right on the border between Maryland and WV. Haven't seen a single one this entire year up until August. Since then I've only seen 2 others. They were really bad last year too. I'm thinking this might just be due to incompetent workers as opposed to them breeding out of control. This is DC after all.
I’ve seen none in south Rockville, and my yard abuts Rock Creek Park. I haven’t seen Japanese beetles in over a decade, but they were all over Damascus a couple of years ago.
Thank you. These news reports are so banal and pedantic. I need to come up with a few more big words to describe how they take 3 and a half minutes to say something that could be explained with one simple comment that would take mere seconds.
I found 2 slf at my place within days which I've never seen them here before. I was hoping European mantis would eat it but it did not neither did big spider so I was wondering if reason why.
Yeah, we have a pool and a couple weeks ago I spent a few minutes watching birds dive down and pick them off the top of it. I was like yeah, get those little bastards! 😂
The only predator taking these things out is me. The only saving grace is that the bugs are killing the Tree of Heaven. The trees smells when the bugs feed on them and the bugs smell when they poop, so the whole place smells like crap.
Same in Central Park, New York City. Two years ago I saw them everywhere and worried about our park, but this year, I see very few. I'm glad it's also getting better for you in Northern New Jersey.
@@MykeVS Hmmmm .. what is better, spotted lantern flies all over the outside of your office building .... or bosses all over the inside of your building? LOL. 😄
Lucky you! I live in Brooklyn and I still see them every day. Not as many as in past years but it’s still annoying to see them all the time. I only see one or two at a time but I certainly can’t go a day without seeing them everywhere I go. I suppose I’d take a lantern fly over a rat or pigeon anyway of the week though
@@FC-qe1wl that’s not how it works. All invasive species are non-native, but not all non-natives are invasive. But we can all see that isn’t the dog whistle you are trying to make. White people are not native to the americas…
Expert: there's a hit squad of praying mantises, spiders, and birds eating the spotted lantern flies. News Anchor: spotted lantern flies are a hit squad?!
Tree of Heaven is also an invasive species so no complaints about them killing those. It's considered an aggressive weed. It's also the favorite food for lantern flies since it also comes from china.
Up in NYC area, I noticed that wasps have been attacking and killing the spotted lanternfly. Unfortunately, it was during the later varvals tages and some trees had already been damaged/weakened.
In Asia, the SLF's natural predators include the Giant Asian Hornet aka M*rder Wasps, so perhaps our populations of wasps and yellowjackets can take the lead. Or maybe the Asian wasps will follow the flies across as well..
for the past 3 years, in our lower bucks county, pa community - several of our neighbors chipped in to purchase early season ladybugs (lady birds) and distributed them throughout our neighborhood. this year we have seen a very visible drop in the number of both nymph and adult stage lanternflies. we can't say if our actions have actually reduced our local lanternfly population - but each of us have only reported seeing fewer than a few dozen all of this 2024 season compared with finding hundreds or thousands in previous years. we hope our state ag extension takes note of this and conducts controlled studies soon go penn state!
The grossest thing about these bugs is they’re dumb as hell and they fly right at you. A lot of themes they’ll land on you and crawl around. They’re also loud when their wings flap. Gross.
I was watching a TH-camr on live stream the other day and one of these things flew right into his arm, tumbled onto his leg and literally stayed there for a good 2-3 mins. I was like “wth is that?” Then I came across this video
@@Lookup33they are harmless, beautiful and can be intelligent if you observe them. If you try to play with one, he will actually make eye contact with you with his two red eyes. I picked one up on my arm, walked around with it and later it got bored and jumped off to the side, not at my face like some other bugs. Their jump is very powerful. Don’t hate what you don’t understand. Nature is beautiful.
The nice thing is they usually only take off if they have a clear shot forward so a foot coming straight at them from a 45 degree angle is usually successful. Also when they land and spread their wings as a defense they can't take off until the pull their wings in again.
Interestingly we had a population explosion in NY and NJ the last couple years but this year I saw significantly less and actually saw a praying mantis in my yard last week
Mother Nature is definitely getting at these bugs. I walked on my porch one night n it was a frog n 2 praying mantis hunting them in the bushes n grass
Where I am at in PA we had to deal with large numbers of spotted lantern flies for several years. Those numbers have diminished. Although this video says nature is taking care of them, I found that a simple human approach was very effective: “Catchmaster flypaper tape”. In the spring, the SLF hatch and the nymphs fall out of the trees, then start to climb back up the tree; a band of the Catchmaster tape sticky side out catches them, they stick to the tape as they climb onto it - the young nymphs don’t escape. For the adult SLF, you still want to use sticky bands as I described earlier, but add a second approach. The adults will be on the trunk of a tree in large numbers, to catch them you take a section of the Catchmaster tape stretched between your hands and walk up to them on the tree. You will catch them if they are still or if they jump, and once their wings attach to the tape they rarely can escape from that. Once the tape is full enough, fold the tape onto itself so it sticks to itself, and then you can stomp on that tape if you choose.
@@kel5944 - I 100% agree, and nature did very little to stop them when they were at their peak infestation at my house. That’s why I outlined my techniques for dealing with them. My channel has some really short (and not good filming quality) videos (but not shorts) showing some other things I’ve done. There were some wasps and spiders and praying mantises that captured them, but none of those sought out the SLF as their main food source. Hence the SLF can thrive.
@@JH-lz4dh - I haven’t seen any bats attach to the sticky bands. And over five is six years in a neighborhood with literally hundreds of trees that attract SLF and thus had sticky bands, I saw less than five birds affected - and two flew away. But for those who think that is more than they wish to affect, chicken wire cages can surround the sticky areas to prevent any birds from getting caught.
@@LightYagami-xl1wz yeah I have heard that. my birds love them they sit there hovering near tape strip and eat the bugs off the tape strip squirrels run right over them or jump them never caught anything but bugs. I stopped using them since we have no more lantern flies it seems.
@@GiveThanksAndPraise I had not seen a single spotterd (!) lantern fly in the Mid Hudson Valley til this year, and they were all over the surface of the Hudson River here a couple of weeks ago.
I saw one for the first time three days ago. I was walking to my car and the thing looked weird. I've never seen one before, so i filmed it for a few seconds and sent it to my family. Everyone yelled at me that it's a lantern fly and I should have squashed it!
In Pittsburgh last year we were overrun with them for most of the summer. This summer you barely started seeing any until the last month, and then not even close to the numbers that we had before.
I'm in New Holland, just north east of Lancaster. Only saw one or two (literally) this year. They're all but gone. Three years ago, they were EVERYWHERE.
I used to see tons of them here in central Jersey. The last two years, nothing. So something is eating them or maybe they're not adapting to the environment like they used to.
They may have exhausted their food supply and found more somewhere else. This is what the gypsy/wooly moth did several decades ago. The agricultural and economic impact from these imported invasive species is devastating.
Bucks County PA here! We had them terribly about 6 to 7 years ago up until 2 years ago. They did cause destruction, but i haven't seen them for the last 2 years. Maples around here are still black from the mold their droppings cause multiple years out.
Last summer I had a swarm of lantern flies all over my tomato and pepper plants in my patio garden here in northern NJ most of the summer.They didn’t seem to really affect my plants, they were just annoying when you sat out there because they would fly onto you and the table. I did notice a lot more birds on the patio which normally they only occasionally would visit to drink from the flowers. This year I have only seen a few lantern flies after the heat wave. Now that the weather has really cooled down the last couple of weeks I haven’t seen any but it also has been very rainy so they may be just laying low until the sun comes out.
@@rafsoto24 Because trump tried to overthrow our precious democracy and tried to steal an election with fake electors. If you care about integrity and honesty and our democracy you will vote against trump.
I’m in VA but I haven’t really noticed them this summer. Went to my parents in NY and they’re absolutely everywhere. They aren’t shy either so that makes them more annoying.
I had a huge mantis on my apartment yesterday! I was so shocked, they are so elegant and bloodthirsty. Thank god for them, spiders and centipedes, they ARE Mother Natures hit squad. Please don’t kill them if you come across them just because they’ve creepy!
Yeah, this year in NJ I've seen very few of them until their sort of last hurrah in August. The most I saw were on, of course, a black walnut sapling in my yard. A whole bunch of nymphs all over, but between my squishing and the hungry mantises and spiders in my yard, there we were not may adults by the end of the season.
So, the message here is try to reduce the amount of bug killer sprays and encourage wildlife in your yard with more plants! I said it because they didn't...
It's interesting how they walk. They sort of drag the back legs, using only the front four to walk horizontally. Then when they climb trees these legs act as one-way spiked anchors.
They mentioned that the lantern flies were “first discovered” in Berks county, PA. What they *didn’t* mention is that the lantern flies came into Berks County as an egg case on a load of decorative stone used for landscaping, imported from China. I point this out not to bash China specifically, but to show how easy it is for species to accidentally “invade” new places when humans carelessly move natural materials around the world.
My trucking company requires drivers to have a Pennsylvania permit stating we've been trained on this bug in our trucks. according to our training, if a cop finds a bug on our vehicle we can be fined, yet there's no information if the bug is found on a car if they will be fined.
Considering they can hop on your vehicle at any time while you are driving, that's not cool. I understand they need to control the numbers, but lanternflie are hitchhikers. During an invasion 2 years ago, they would hop on my car while stopped at a red light. How on earth are you supposed to be in control of something like that? Unfortunately, the laternflies take advantage by making all vehicles public transportation, lol. I'm glad it seems to be sorting itself out. I sure hope you are never fined because in all actuality, during an invasion, you have little control over this.
I remember them in 2020 at college in PA. The walkways of campus were covered in smushed bugs. People were literally counting kills. Haven’t seen them ever since
It seems like the notorious lantern fly population in East Coast, New Jersey, has significantly dwindled over the last two years. Even the Merle Frenchies, known for their keen observation of everything around them, haven’t spotted many of those expired bugs lately. It could be a sign that efforts to control the infestation are paying off, or maybe Mother Nature’s own balancing act is in play. Whatever the reason, the decrease has been noticeable, and the Merle Frenchies sure aren’t missing them! Have you noticed the same in your area recently? ❤
Long Island got hit badly this year... Out east we have massive grapevines & the wine industry... I used "Stem" when we had a huge number on our tree... Then I set up a bug zapper next to the tree.
Populations grow exponentially when they don’t have limited resources and no natural predators. Shouldn’t need an expert to spell this out, it’s common sense 😅
@@diegomo1413 So which limited resources and predators have changed, since their population is larger than before? That should be explained, not the expert just saying there are more because there are more. That is not common sense.
@@4775willy If the only way you can comprehend an analogy is by comparing it to politicians, then you must have a pathetically weak grasp on reality. The actual words you were looking for was circular logic. Something that even non-politicians do.
where I live in Westchester County, New York, every single one of the more luxury high rise apartment buildings have them EVERYWHERE where I live in a old brick building down the block and barely ever see them, they seem to be attracted to the stone as well!
We have them here in NJ, but I did notice on my property this year much less pressure. Haven’t seen any adults yet and only a few nymphs early in the season.
I think we had two seasons of them this summer. Early on and then again a week ago I started seeing them again. But not like that first year. When they were everywhere.
I found three or four 20 years ago and put their photos on facebook insect i.d. but not one person coukd i.d. this beautiful thing. I havent seen one since that year and i dont see how theyll have a chance to make it because they have such remarkable brilliance.
Had innumerable lantern flies in my backyard in Bklyn. They also covered the back of house and deck. Last year we sprayed to little affect. This year one treatment and we hardly saw any since.
Was at the beach 2 weeks ago Rockaway. There were thousands of them washed up on the shoreline. They? Are so bad when they are at the beach.They just fly right on top of you and they're evolving.They're getting fasterand they're very hard to squash
I haven't noticed more or less, and they are still all over NJ. I removed my wine grapes because they love those the most and the sooty mold looks terrible. They don't seem to bother the concord vine too much
I read that the lantern flies' livable climate tops out at 86 degrees F. The sustained hot spells in the '90s this summer might have helped keep the numbers down in some places. Doesn't seem to be enough predators around to attribute it to predation alone, in an urban environment.
I live in Pennsylvania and we were infested with these a few years ago. Like literally everywhere you looked you seen them. Last year though there were fewer and this year only seen a handful of them so I guess Mother Nature really sent the troops in.
Would that EPA concentrate on this. Tips: yellow jackets & copperheads have found a new food supply. So it might be key to take yellow jackets captured from people's residents & send them here.
@@tk-claps264 I noticed that last year when i threw some on the bugs crawling up my window. I sprayed the Tree of Heaven in my back yard this spring and didn't see a single one this summer.
the first time i ever seen a praying mantis in nyc was since these things popped up...and ive been seeing wasps/hornets attacking them and eating them too
The "hit squad" (@1:98) is the name he (the entomologist) gave to the bugs killing the lantern flies, not the flies themselves. (@2:33) The news guy missed that.
About 3 years ago, here in South Central PA, there were thousands upon thousands of these little jerks. They would cover buildings, trees, and you could barely walk outside without getting dive bombed by them. This year, I've only seen maybe a couple of dozen. Other animals have definitely figured out that they are not poisonous, and are now happily feasting on them. Thank you, birds and praying mantises. And I guess you too, spiders.
Because predators have figured out that spotted lanternflies aren't poisonous and are safe to eat. Like Poison Ivy said, "Nature always wins".
Do bats eat SLF? If so I want my hubby to build me a couple bat houses for our yard.
@@notinamerica_911 bats mostly eat flying insects. Lantern flies don't fly that high so I don't think they do.
@@notinamerica_911
Bats eat lots of mosquitoes, so build the bat houses anyways.
Do research to determine best house.
You can also have fun using a shop vac. They wont jump away holding tight as not to being sucked in by the shop vac. Just have the vac already tuned on before approaching with a hose.
China made there tactic to cause chaos here didn't work with their China Flies.
Why am I seeing more lanternflys?
Expert: "Because , there's an increase number of lanternflys".
I live in PA right on the border between Maryland and WV. Haven't seen a single one this entire year up until August. Since then I've only seen 2 others. They were really bad last year too. I'm thinking this might just be due to incompetent workers as opposed to them breeding out of control. This is DC after all.
They are all over Mt Airy, MD.
@@user-wj6jh1cd5nI am in Pittsburgh and they are everywhere
I’ve seen none in south Rockville, and my yard abuts Rock Creek Park. I haven’t seen Japanese beetles in over a decade, but they were all over Damascus a couple of years ago.
Thank you. These news reports are so banal and pedantic. I need to come up with a few more big words to describe how they take 3 and a half minutes to say something that could be explained with one simple comment that would take mere seconds.
I have a couple of large praying mantis in my yard. They seem well fed this year.
Large praying mantises would most likely be an invasive species from Asia.
probably the invasive asian praying mantis
I found 2 slf at my place within days which I've never seen them here before. I was hoping European mantis would eat it but it did not neither did big spider so I was wondering if reason why.
I have noticed birds eating them this year for the first time.
I have a picture of a Blue Jay with one in his mouth 😅
Starlings?
@@kel5944 a robin and a mockingbird.
@@tractordave9300 my cat eats several a day. They are the best cat toys. 😆
@@drinny26 Excellent!!! Good Kiddy!
You are seeing less of them because predators now know they are not poisonous so birds and reptiles are feasting on them
Yeah, we have a pool and a couple weeks ago I spent a few minutes watching birds dive down and pick them off the top of it. I was like yeah, get those little bastards! 😂
The only predator taking these things out is me. The only saving grace is that the bugs are killing the Tree of Heaven. The trees smells when the bugs feed on them and the bugs smell when they poop, so the whole place smells like crap.
@@joefish4466this made me laugh so hard idk why 😂😂😂
@@joefish4466 Thank you for your hard work and dedication. We owe it all to you, sir.
Bugs too
In the past few years here in Northern New Jersey they were everywhere; this year I've only seen a few.
Same in Central Park, New York City. Two years ago I saw them everywhere and worried about our park, but this year, I see very few. I'm glad it's also getting better for you in Northern New Jersey.
Two years ago they covered the side of our office building, now I saw maybe ten.
@@MykeVS Hmmmm .. what is better, spotted lantern flies all over the outside of your office building .... or bosses all over the inside of your building? LOL. 😄
Lucky you! I live in Brooklyn and I still see them every day. Not as many as in past years but it’s still annoying to see them all the time. I only see one or two at a time but I certainly can’t go a day without seeing them everywhere I go. I suppose I’d take a lantern fly over a rat or pigeon anyway of the week though
@@SL-lz9jr I hope the spotted lantern flies do not ruin beautiful Prospect Park in Brooklyn.
ironically tree of heaven is also a invasive species
Ever notice ? Anything from Asia or Africa is invasive.
And South America should also be added
It requires the tree of heaven to breed. It doesn't kill it.
@@justayoutuber1906 yes so tree of heaven also needs to go
@@FC-qe1wl its almost like the further species is away from its native environment the more invasive it becomes
@@FC-qe1wl that’s not how it works. All invasive species are non-native, but not all non-natives are invasive.
But we can all see that isn’t the dog whistle you are trying to make. White people are not native to the americas…
4-5 years ago they were terrible in Berks County Pa. Now you barely see them.
Looks like they came to NY
Yup. From Northampton County. I don't see them much anymore.
Blue Jay had one in its mouth
@@tractordave9300You had one in your mouth
@@j887276you were in a blue jay’s mouth.
Expert: there's a hit squad of praying mantises, spiders, and birds eating the spotted lantern flies.
News Anchor: spotted lantern flies are a hit squad?!
😄
He didn’t understand the assignment.
I thought I was the only one that noticed that lol thank you for confirming that😂
He was checking his phone when the feed went to the footage.
I heard that mess too. Bro was half listening during his own program.
Birds and spiders: how many times do we have to teach you this lesson, old man?
BTW, they can survive underwater for 25-30 minutes. These things are scary.
@@juanagudelo409 forget water, how long can they survive under a shoe?
I burned the f outta one
@@EnjoyingMyLife365 Loool.
@EnjoyingMyLife365 they hav very good reflexes
@@macanthony1982 not good enough. :)
Tree of Heaven is also an invasive species so no complaints about them killing those. It's considered an aggressive weed. It's also the favorite food for lantern flies since it also comes from china.
They are an awful tree. I wonder if they are any good for firewood?
@@bukboefidun9096 I don't know but they may not smell good while burning. If you break a branch or cut it, it smells strongly of peanut butter.
@johnstanowski9489 I did not know that.
Probably means it creates a large amount of creosote.
The Chinese are slowly trying to take over , by sneaking invasive species into our country
@@johnstanowski9489 But I love peanut butter lol
Up in NYC area, I noticed that wasps have been attacking and killing the spotted lanternfly. Unfortunately, it was during the later varvals tages and some trees had already been damaged/weakened.
In Asia, the SLF's natural predators include the Giant Asian Hornet aka M*rder Wasps, so perhaps our populations of wasps and yellowjackets can take the lead. Or maybe the Asian wasps will follow the flies across as well..
That’s funny you say that I just seen a wasp flying around a tree full of them the other day.
for the past 3 years, in our lower bucks county, pa community - several of our neighbors chipped in to purchase early season ladybugs (lady birds) and distributed them throughout our neighborhood. this year we have seen a very visible drop in the number of both nymph and adult stage lanternflies. we can't say if our actions have actually reduced our local lanternfly population - but each of us have only reported seeing fewer than a few dozen all of this 2024 season compared with finding hundreds or thousands in previous years.
we hope our state ag extension takes note of this and conducts controlled studies soon
go penn state!
Where in lower Bucks are you? I’m in Churchville.
The grossest thing about these bugs is they’re dumb as hell and they fly right at you. A lot of themes they’ll land on you and crawl around. They’re also loud when their wings flap. Gross.
I was watching a TH-camr on live stream the other day and one of these things flew right into his arm, tumbled onto his leg and literally stayed there for a good 2-3 mins. I was like “wth is that?” Then I came across this video
I’ve said they are the idiocracy of the big world! Stupid but somehow survive! Lol
@@Lookup33they are harmless, beautiful and can be intelligent if you observe them. If you try to play with one, he will actually make eye contact with you with his two red eyes. I picked one up on my arm, walked around with it and later it got bored and jumped off to the side, not at my face like some other bugs. Their jump is very powerful. Don’t hate what you don’t understand. Nature is beautiful.
@@Fat_Catt that’s great u go ahead and make love to the flies. But don’t tell me what to love and assume what I don’t understand. I do….what I want.
The nice thing is they usually only take off if they have a clear shot forward so a foot coming straight at them from a 45 degree angle is usually successful. Also when they land and spread their wings as a defense they can't take off until the pull their wings in again.
Interestingly we had a population explosion in NY and NJ the last couple years but this year I saw significantly less and actually saw a praying mantis in my yard last week
Mother Nature is definitely getting at these bugs. I walked on my porch one night n it was a frog n 2 praying mantis hunting them in the bushes n grass
How did the frog taste?
The praying mantis was likely also invasive.
@@kel5944 How did the praying mantis taste?
@@j887276 like your mom
@@kel5944 yes this happened
They were bad in Philadelphia for a few years but the last two years they seem to be not that pervasive.
They became too obese
They have moved west.
Good
Where I am at in PA we had to deal with large numbers of spotted lantern flies for several years. Those numbers have diminished.
Although this video says nature is taking care of them, I found that a simple human approach was very effective: “Catchmaster flypaper tape”. In the spring, the SLF hatch and the nymphs fall out of the trees, then start to climb back up the tree; a band of the Catchmaster tape sticky side out catches them, they stick to the tape as they climb onto it - the young nymphs don’t escape.
For the adult SLF, you still want to use sticky bands as I described earlier, but add a second approach. The adults will be on the trunk of a tree in large numbers, to catch them you take a section of the Catchmaster tape stretched between your hands and walk up to them on the tree. You will catch them if they are still or if they jump, and once their wings attach to the tape they rarely can escape from that. Once the tape is full enough, fold the tape onto itself so it sticks to itself, and then you can stomp on that tape if you choose.
Nature isn’t likely to take them out completely. You are fighting the good fight.
@@kel5944 - I 100% agree, and nature did very little to stop them when they were at their peak infestation at my house. That’s why I outlined my techniques for dealing with them. My channel has some really short (and not good filming quality) videos (but not shorts) showing some other things I’ve done.
There were some wasps and spiders and praying mantises that captured them, but none of those sought out the SLF as their main food source. Hence the SLF can thrive.
Unfortunately this can kill birds and bats also
@@JH-lz4dh - I haven’t seen any bats attach to the sticky bands. And over five is six years in a neighborhood with literally hundreds of trees that attract SLF and thus had sticky bands, I saw less than five birds affected - and two flew away.
But for those who think that is more than they wish to affect, chicken wire cages can surround the sticky areas to prevent any birds from getting caught.
we put tape strips on trees caught tons for years in PA but last year caught none, saw a lot of praying mantis and birds eating them in past years
That's what I noticed too, in Philly not seeing as many as prior years
Those tape strips are highly dangerous to bats and small birds :( Please do not use them!
@@LightYagami-xl1wz yeah I have heard that.
my birds love them they sit there hovering near tape strip and eat the bugs off the tape strip squirrels run right over them or jump them never caught anything but bugs. I stopped using them since we have no more lantern flies it seems.
lol I live right where they first exploded in pa, we almost never see them anymore here
There are a ton of them at my house
@@Groundhog27Same here
Maybe it’s due to the local ecosystem adapting? Since their non poisonous and so huge I’m surprised they haven’t been targeted earlier
I’ve only killed one this season
theyre all over us in Pittsburgh. Mostly seem to be going away now but the Stinkbugs are back now in force
Ironically, the Spotted Lantern Fly populations in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania are significantly and visibly down.
They are in Connecticut I saw them at the beach SWIMMING! They were walking on the water!
@@GiveThanksAndPraise I had not seen a single spotterd (!) lantern fly in the Mid Hudson Valley til this year, and they were all over the surface of the Hudson River here a couple of weeks ago.
This comment made me burst out in laughter
I saw one for the first time three days ago. I was walking to my car and the thing looked weird. I've never seen one before, so i filmed it for a few seconds and sent it to my family. Everyone yelled at me that it's a lantern fly and I should have squashed it!
In Pittsburgh last year we were overrun with them for most of the summer. This summer you barely started seeing any until the last month, and then not even close to the numbers that we had before.
I'm in New Holland, just north east of Lancaster. Only saw one or two (literally) this year. They're all but gone. Three years ago, they were EVERYWHERE.
I used to see tons of them here in central Jersey. The last two years, nothing. So something is eating them or maybe they're not adapting to the environment like they used to.
They're also decreasing here in North Jersey.
Much fewer in NYC than last year.
They may be just moving to a different area.
They may have exhausted their food supply and found more somewhere else. This is what the gypsy/wooly moth did several decades ago. The agricultural and economic impact from these imported invasive species is devastating.
Bucks County PA here! We had them terribly about 6 to 7 years ago up until 2 years ago. They did cause destruction, but i haven't seen them for the last 2 years. Maples around here are still black from the mold their droppings cause multiple years out.
Last summer I had a swarm of lantern flies all over my tomato and pepper plants in my patio garden here in northern NJ most of the summer.They didn’t seem to really affect my plants, they were just annoying when you sat out there because they would fly onto you and the table. I did notice a lot more birds on the patio which normally they only occasionally would visit to drink from the flowers. This year I have only seen a few lantern flies after the heat wave. Now that the weather has really cooled down the last couple of weeks I haven’t seen any but it also has been very rainy so they may be just laying low until the sun comes out.
I live in PA bucks county area and I haven’t seen any of these at all this past summer. I used to step on them a lot.
Please, would you also step on Trump voters????? Thank you!
@@cathynewyork7918 why would I wanna do that? I’m tired of paying $150 for half a cart of groceries.
@@rafsoto24 Because trump tried to overthrow our precious democracy and tried to steal an election with fake electors. If you care about integrity and honesty and our democracy you will vote against trump.
@@rafsoto24lol how about $150 for trading cards??
@@NatisParker if I can flip it why not
I’m in VA but I haven’t really noticed them this summer. Went to my parents in NY and they’re absolutely everywhere. They aren’t shy either so that makes them more annoying.
I had a huge mantis on my apartment yesterday! I was so shocked, they are so elegant and bloodthirsty. Thank god for them, spiders and centipedes, they ARE Mother Natures hit squad. Please don’t kill them if you come across them just because they’ve creepy!
Yeah, this year in NJ I've seen very few of them until their sort of last hurrah in August. The most I saw were on, of course, a black walnut sapling in my yard. A whole bunch of nymphs all over, but between my squishing and the hungry mantises and spiders in my yard, there we were not may adults by the end of the season.
So, the message here is try to reduce the amount of bug killer sprays and encourage wildlife in your yard with more plants! I said it because they didn't...
They're moreso in the business of selling the bug sprays as terminix and S.C. Johnson are sponsors.
Native plants at that!
Landscaping that attracts insects attracts birds
It's interesting how they walk. They sort of drag the back legs, using only the front four to walk horizontally. Then when they climb trees these legs act as one-way spiked anchors.
"tree of heaven" makes the Ailunthus tree sound so much nicer than it is... It is ALSO an invasive species of tree
Thank you Mother Nature
They mentioned that the lantern flies were “first discovered” in Berks county, PA. What they *didn’t* mention is that the lantern flies came into Berks County as an egg case on a load of decorative stone used for landscaping, imported from China. I point this out not to bash China specifically, but to show how easy it is for species to accidentally “invade” new places when humans carelessly move natural materials around the world.
Facts
My trucking company requires drivers to have a Pennsylvania permit stating we've been trained on this bug in our trucks. according to our training, if a cop finds a bug on our vehicle we can be fined, yet there's no information if the bug is found on a car if they will be fined.
Considering they can hop on your vehicle at any time while you are driving, that's not cool. I understand they need to control the numbers, but lanternflie are hitchhikers. During an invasion 2 years ago, they would hop on my car while stopped at a red light. How on earth are you supposed to be in control of something like that? Unfortunately, the laternflies take advantage by making all vehicles public transportation, lol.
I'm glad it seems to be sorting itself out. I sure hope you are never fined because in all actuality, during an invasion, you have little control over this.
I’ve wondered why I haven’t seen as many as I thought I would see. Go MOTHER NATURE!
When I first saw them I was like oh so pretty, and then I learned about the devastation they cause...
Good, those pesky bastards are a threat to plants, crops, and tress.
I remember them in 2020 at college in PA. The walkways of campus were covered in smushed bugs. People were literally counting kills. Haven’t seen them ever since
What's the difference between a spotted lantern fly and a spottered lantern fly?
A stuttered lectern guy.
they're all over my job in Cleveland Ohio just started to see them this year
“Spottered??”
I thought I heard that too. Last sounded like “spottern” honestly don’t want her to change it’s more memorable
I heard it too lol
😂
Local Accent😅
It could be an intrusive r. I noticed some people do that, particularly educators
Why does she call it “spotterd” lanternfly lol
It seems like the notorious lantern fly population in East Coast, New Jersey, has significantly dwindled over the last two years. Even the Merle Frenchies, known for their keen observation of everything around them, haven’t spotted many of those expired bugs lately. It could be a sign that efforts to control the infestation are paying off, or maybe Mother Nature’s own balancing act is in play. Whatever the reason, the decrease has been noticeable, and the Merle Frenchies sure aren’t missing them! Have you noticed the same in your area recently? ❤
Dude clearly wasn't listening when he called the lantern fly "mother nature's hit squad".
I haven't seen a one in SE PA yet this summer. I hope the birds are catching on...
There all over Wilkes-Barre!
Saw one in downtown Pittsburgh this past weekend, unfortunately
They are everywhere
Yes, I saw tons of them in PA several years ago and a few in South Jersey where I live. I haven't seen any in the last couple of years.
Long Island got hit badly this year...
Out east we have massive grapevines & the wine industry...
I used "Stem" when we had a huge number on our tree...
Then I set up a bug zapper next to the tree.
This "expert" didn't explain why we are seeing more lantern flies.
Yes he did. Kamala Harris style.
Populations grow exponentially when they don’t have limited resources and no natural predators.
Shouldn’t need an expert to spell this out, it’s common sense 😅
@@diegomo1413 So which limited resources and predators have changed, since their population is larger than before? That should be explained, not the expert just saying there are more because there are more. That is not common sense.
@@gt1515gt because it take time for the population to hit a critical mass for it to seem like they are everywhere
@@4775willy If the only way you can comprehend an analogy is by comparing it to politicians, then you must have a pathetically weak grasp on reality.
The actual words you were looking for was circular logic. Something that even non-politicians do.
where I live in Westchester County, New York, every single one of the more luxury high rise apartment buildings have them EVERYWHERE where I live in a old brick building down the block and barely ever see them, they seem to be attracted to the stone as well!
Saw thousands of them at Gettysburg National Battlefield
We have them here in NJ, but I did notice on my property this year much less pressure. Haven’t seen any adults yet and only a few nymphs early in the season.
I live in Connecticut. will the make it through the winter?
I was hoping birds and spiders would eventually discover these things. Now we are good.
It has to be because I saw significantly less of them this year. It wasn’t overwhelming like last year.
This is so crazy, I live in NYC and they were so bad last summer and this summer there were a lot less
I think we had two seasons of them this summer. Early on and then again a week ago I started seeing them again. But not like that first year. When they were everywhere.
I found three or four 20 years ago and put their photos on facebook insect i.d. but not one person coukd i.d. this beautiful thing. I havent seen one since that year and i dont see how theyll have a chance to make it because they have such remarkable brilliance.
These things are disgustingly everywhere, underfoot, in some areas of downtown cleveland. A plague!
This past early Fall, there were hundreds outside of my office tower on the tip of the Financial District of lower Manhattan!
Berks county PA being Central PA ... evidently he's never been far into PA.
It's not even close to central Pa
I haven’t as many this summer. I used to see a lot of baby flies. I’ve only seen one the other day and an adult about a month ago.
I’ve seen so many in the past 4 summers but this is the year I’ve seen so few in NJ this summer. I only found less than 10 to squash.
the reason people are seeing more of these flies .... is because there are hundreds on trees .... wow nice analysis
Had innumerable lantern flies in my backyard in Bklyn. They also covered the back of house and deck.
Last year we sprayed to little affect. This year one treatment and we hardly saw any since.
What kind of spray did you use?
I've seen two here in Cleveland.
A couple years ago we saw them in Pennsylvania but I haven't seen any since.
I see them in the central Pennsylvania valley areas, but fortunately haven't been seen in the surrounding mountain tops where I live.
I’m in Long Island New York. I’ve been seeing them a lot here too
I live in new york and saw tons of them last year but only a few this year.
I wonder when Mother Nature will fight back against invasive humans. That will be a sight to see.
Was at the beach 2 weeks ago Rockaway. There were thousands of them washed up on the shoreline. They?
Are so bad when they are at the beach.They just fly right on top of you and they're evolving.They're getting fasterand they're very hard to squash
I came here for the anchor in purple. What a knockout. My my
I haven't noticed more or less, and they are still all over NJ. I removed my wine grapes because they love those the most and the sooty mold looks terrible. They don't seem to bother the concord vine too much
I live in southeast Pennsylvania and yea, we are seeing alot less of them. 2 years ago there where millions all over the place, millions!
I read that the lantern flies' livable climate tops out at 86 degrees F. The sustained hot spells in the '90s this summer might have helped keep the numbers down in some places. Doesn't seem to be enough predators around to attribute it to predation alone, in an urban environment.
I live in Pennsylvania and we were infested with these a few years ago. Like literally everywhere you looked you seen them. Last year though there were fewer and this year only seen a handful of them so I guess Mother Nature really sent the troops in.
i don’t know about lantern flies but i don’t recall seeing any lighting bugs this past summer 🧐
“There are more lantern flies now. Thats why people are seeing more lantern flies” 🤡
Would that EPA concentrate on this. Tips: yellow jackets & copperheads have found a new food supply. So it might be key to take yellow jackets captured from people's residents & send them here.
My area in North Jersey had tons of them 2-3 years back - huge infestation. This summer I saw 3 of them...😁
Just recently been wondering when local ecosystem figures out what to do with these.
Nature always battles for balance.
nature has some beautiful creatures.
I figured birds would eventually notice them due to their size. Mantis will eat anything they can get their arms on.
Imagine lantern flies are the evolved form of stink bugs
The Lanternfly also goes after Hopps, Birch, Beech, Maple and others.
2 years ago, NYC was crawling with these things. This year I saw one. The city got rid of them somehow.
Seen a quite a few in brooklyn. Not as much as last year but I still see them
I live.in Philly and we haven't gotten many this year at all
I've only seen just one this season. I thought to myself, where did they fly off to... I now know the answer.
Just know RAID does not kill these bugs.
dr bronners peppermint soap in a spray bottle fucks them up
My boot does a pretty good job though.
Windex works well
I was wondering too... thanks...😊
@@tk-claps264 I noticed that last year when i threw some on the bugs crawling up my window. I sprayed the Tree of Heaven in my back yard this spring and didn't see a single one this summer.
the first time i ever seen a praying mantis in nyc was since these things popped up...and ive been seeing wasps/hornets attacking them and eating them too
We had alot of frogs spawn by me in eastern pa and i noticed alot of the lamtern flies are gone, alot of animals are figuring out they can eat them
The "hit squad" (@1:98) is the name he (the entomologist) gave to the bugs killing the lantern flies, not the flies themselves. (@2:33) The news guy missed that.
About 3 years ago, here in South Central PA, there were thousands upon thousands of these little jerks. They would cover buildings, trees, and you could barely walk outside without getting dive bombed by them. This year, I've only seen maybe a couple of dozen. Other animals have definitely figured out that they are not poisonous, and are now happily feasting on them. Thank you, birds and praying mantises. And I guess you too, spiders.
In pa they are around but not nearly as bad as they were a few years ago. Something must be gobbling them up