Outdoor adventurer and expert on the invasive lanternfly outlines the threat surrounding the spotted pests on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight.'
Forrest Galante, outdoor adventurer and expert on the winged pest, discusses its invasion on 'Tucker Carlson Tonight.'that has been popping up across the United States has been killing grapevines and destroying other crops, causing millions of dollars in damage to the U.S. agriculture industry, an expert told Fox News on Tuesday.
Forrest Galante, outdoor adventurer and expert on the inch-long, polka-dotted insect told"Tucker Carlson Tonight" that the lanternfly was first detected in an overseas shipment of rocks that arrived in Pennsylvania in 2014. The specimen, which is native to China, has since spread to 14 other states, including New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Indiana, Rhode Island, Delaware, Maryland, Connecticut, Ohio, North Carolina and Virginia.
The USDA National Invasive Species Information Center have warned that lanternflies pose a"serious economic threat to multiple U.S. industries." The insect"They’re actually attacking grapes, particularly wine grapes," Galante said."They’ve caused something like $50 million in damage in Pennsylvania.