In 2014, the invasive species was discovered in the U.S. for the first time in eastern Pennsylvania. Since then, the bug with colorful red, black and brown wings has continued to spread throughout the Northeast, residing in 14 states while causing havoc.
How is the spotted lanternfly spreading so easily?
"Human-assisted spreads has really been the main driving force to help disperse spotted lanternfly to all these different states," he said, "They're not great fliers, but they do hitchhike." , where "any material or object that can spread the pest cannot be moved without taking precautions to prevent that spread."Could spotted lanternflies move to West, Southeast?
"It's certainly on our minds," Travis said. "We are concerned that this will continue to move West, and we're doing our best at the moment – working with our state partners – to try and control and limit its movement as much as we can, as much as possible."
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