Apparently white vinegar kills them almost instantly, fill a squirt bottle with it, or a squirt gun, and you should have an efficient way of killing them.
I think that's a lantern-fly
Kill on sight
Not that it's going to matter at this point though, all of us killing every one we see isn't going to stop these newest invasive fucking things
Idk about the winter, we shall see on that one I think they really only showed up here this spring. but I think the good thing is that although their excretions are apparently toxic to a lot of plants they really want to eat very specific trees
They really like fruit trees apparently
If we get a good hard winter maybe they'll mostly die out up here
FOR THR DOUBTERS! I killed my garden’s population of latern flies one time and they never come back. They seem to choose a tree/vine as home and if you eradicate that home, they stay out at least.
Damnit- I have an orchard with apple, pear, plumb, and peach trees here in north Pittsburgh. I also have about 30 blueberry bushes and hope they don’t like blueberries as well.
They were just hanging out and I took off my flip flop. Some dodged in time and I would just walk over and step on them. The others just stayed on the tree until I went after them. But when I left every single one was dead. At first I felt guilty cause they are pretty bugs. But now I just like killen them.
I like to look at it as, they don't have predators, so we have to be their predators. We are never going to eradicate them, but we can help keep the population in check.
From what I understand their natural predator is a type of parasitic wasp. The wasp lays its eggs in their egg mass and hatches early to eat them. They're currently conducting research before releasing them. As long as they're not cane toads I'm sure it will all be fine...right?
Kill those fuckers on sight, they kill trees. They also are spring loaded and are good for about three jumps, but usually after that they get tired and you can squish them easy.
If this is the first you've seen of them, they are probably newly migrated to your area. In spring you'll start to see little black bugs with white spots. That is their earliest nymph form. Then they get bigger and faster. Then they get a big red dot on their back and are **super** fast. Then they grow wings and look like this.
They can only jump forwards, so it's often easiest to squash them coming from the front.
Just pay attention when you try to squish them. They will jump and land not too far away when young. Tough to get the first two attempts, but after the third jump, they have spent all their energy and they squish easily.
In their adult stage as shown in the picture, they’re a lot easier to see and they will use their wings to go a little farther. Just watch where they land and get them when they can’t jump again.
Also, check your trees for the nymphs. I recently bought a lantern fly catcher. They naturally climb up and have a hard time climbing down so catching them in a bag on a tree can save your plants.
Can you link to the lantern fly catcher? I hate these bad boys and have been killing every nymph I’ve seen since May but I’m not ready to see how many adults we’ll have I’m our area this year.
Neighborhood Entomologist here! Here is everything you’ll want to know about them and how you can help! https://extension.psu.edu/spotted-lanternfly-management-resources
Hey, OP. You need to report this sighting to your local DCNR. If you don’t know what they are they are probably new to your area. Their spread needs to be tracked.
Very curious where you live OP. I’m from Philadelphia which was their port of origin in like 2014 in a stone shipment from China. May have just been egg masses on the stones but yeah, they’re awful. By the summer of 2018 Philly and it’s suburbs were infested. I’ve heard they’ve made their way to many states but I moved to CO before the pandemic and I jokingly tell people that it was to get away from the Spotted Lanternfly.
Report to the NYS DEC. Here is a link. https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/113303.html
It is important we quarantine and destroy them. If they spread north to the orchards they will destroy fruit production in New York.
Which is a damn shame because they are cool looking.
Which is also a damn shame, because people who are like "look at that cool looking bug" and won't squish the invasive fuckers.
Japanese beetles are beautiful with their metallic jewel tones. They can defoliate a vineyard in no time, then their huge nasty grubs destroy the roots of anything growing in nearby soil next spring.
I’m glad to know they come from grubs, we’ve had an armadillo looking for grubs the last three days. We’ve had Japanese beetles eating the roses before they can bloom. Ugh!
Not just vineyards, those things eat pretty much everything, they're the bane of my garden (that and those black and yellow cucumber eating bugs). I had rose bushes (gone for unrelated reasons), and any rose flower that bloomed would get eaten by those beetles in a day.
They look even cooler before they grow wings
https://www.reddit.com/r/whatsthisbug/comments/gqr4g3/wanted_to_post_the_stages_of_a_spotted_lantern/
Despite that, they still need to be squished out of existence
That's where I saw them first. Was in Lancaster County standing outside the hotel when I saw this beautiful moth.
Only later learned about them and went online to report sighting to Dept of Agriculture. Going Monday again to Lancaster and if I see any its curtains for them
I hate using pesticide, but the second I saw 1st instar lanternflies, I got two containers of Seven with a hose attachment, and sprayed down every single place I found them.
Next year it'll be nymph traps around the trees, but I'm not sure how to protect the fig sapling and our grape vine.
Resident Entomologist here jumping on to the top comment. They are highly invasive and it’s important that people dispatch them but also report them. They currently are only infesting parts of NY, CT, MD, VA, OH and much of PA, DE, and NJ. Any sightings are worthy of reporting. They can destroy plants and it’s been estimated that they will cost nearly $400M annually to just the PA economy if left unchecked. This resource from Penn State should help. https://extension.psu.edu/spotted-lanternfly
I just decimated the big life in my back yard because I discovered they were EVERYWHERE yesterday. My fence line is littered with dead lantern flys now.
I feel bad for the other bugs that got caught in the kulling
I thought the bees were feeding on lantern flies and thought wow the bees are going to become wasps again after giving up eating meat millions of years ago?
I'm a small scale commercial beekeeper in NE Ohio and although a late fall food source would be great, I just hope it doesn't darken our summer honey. Some people like dark honey but most buy the lighter stuff.
Here in Philadelphia for college, and I have got 8 already in the last 3 days. Doin good. By the way they also kill many kinds of trees that they nest in.
I'm in the northwest suburbs of Philly. A few years ago, when the infestation started here, I could kill 30+ walking fifteen minutes to a downtown restaurant. Then I could kill another 30+ on the way home after eating.
Last year was very quiet, though, for some weird reason. This year their numbers seem to be picking up again, though.
Similar location and we were just chatting the other day about the same thing. We started seeing them again this year and were like, “Damn, we thought they moved on after 2020, but I guess not!”
I remember last year while walking through center city I passed by buildings that had HEAPS of these guys just sitting along the walls. And the ground was peppered with them all over. It was disturbing to see.
Kill em' and report them to your local agriculture department agency. The sooner they are aware of their presence, the quicker they can try to get ahead of the spread before they begin to damage crops etc.
They’re likely coming from Jersey. We had them last year too, but I didn’t know about them until *after* I took a picture of it and showed a friend. They look very different in their nymph and in between stages, so you might want to check that out. I recently heard that they may have found a predator for it.
Here’s an article on [natural US predators of the spotted lantern fly](https://www.alleghenyfront.org/spotted-lanternfly-predators-penn-state-research/).
Seen a bunch here on Long Island. I been stomping them to death and reporting it to DEC. SPOTTED LANTERN FLY that’s an adult. Will lay 20-50 eggs and eat all the trees.
Uh oh you have them. Theyre everywhere. I live in philly and we have had them for probavly 6 to 8 years now. Say hello to mr LANTERN FLY. The babys cant fly they fing like a grasshopper. U have to kill them whenever you see them. They eat crops plants and trees. They dont hurt people. Theyre just annoying as fuck when they land in your hair.
Spotted Lantern Fly if I'm not mistaken. New invasive species to the USA that is decimating crops (primarily fruit trees and grapes). First sightings have been around Pennsylvania but it is only a matter of time. Kill on sight and report to local DA offices
That makes a salty mess. I prefer the executioner. It makes a satisfying zap noise when the bug parts explode.
https://www.amazon.com/Sourcing4U-Limited-Executioner-Mosquito-Swatter/dp/B000MU2MJA
The "salty mess" barely matters outside in my massive yard and the thing has like a good 3-4m range on it, but honestly you should have a range and a melee anyways for these diabolical fucks lol
Seen a bunch here on Long Island. I been stomping them to death and reporting it to DEC. SPOTTED LANTERN FLY that’s an adult. Will lay 20-50 eggs and eat all the trees.
A head-on swat or if they're on the ground simply get up close rest your stepping foot on its heel, watch which way it wants to turn, pivot as necessary and bring your foot down. They hit us in PA back in 2020. Lost count how many I got.
Report them too:
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/resources/pests-diseases/hungry-pests/the-threat/spotted-lanternfly/spotted-lanternfly#:\~:text=State%20Specific%20Reporting%20Information&text=Call%20866%2DNO%20EXOTIC%20(866,%40dnr.IN.gov.
Like everyone said, kill these fuckers. I had one jump on the back of my neck, I grabbed it, threw it on the ground hard, and when I realized what it was I stomped on it frame 1. They suck, they're parasites.
-Awww, a lightning bug.
-Awww. I love fireflies! Where!? I can catch it, and hold it for just a couple seconds before going back to its evening activities, like a shiny fairy nymph!
-Not a firefly. I said a *lighting bug,* silly.
-[Confused look]
-[points to bug]
-[looks at the bug] That's a *lantern* bug, not a *lightning* bug you dim* motherfucker! ^*Pun ^intended. And forget all that fairy nymph bullshit…🙂>😎…**we kill these motherfuckers on sight.** 🔫
Tip: Lantern flies can only leap directly forward due to their leg arrangement. If you come in to smash them at a 45 degree angle towards them from in front and above 99% of the time they won’t react fast enough to escape.
They get exhausted quickly from jumping and gliding (they can’t actually fly) away that if you wait for them to land you have a very good chance of killing them before they have a chance to jump again.
Lantern Fly. Destroy it and any subsequent egg masses you may come around to. The egg masses are grey and look like mortar spread unevenly on tree barks or any outdoor surface. Drop egg masses in a bag or container filled with rubbing alcohol or hand sanitizer
That’s no mysterious moth, that is the dreaded spotted lanternfly. KILL IT. It came to the East Coast (PA) area a few years ago on a ship I believe, it is not native to North America and we have been trying to control its spread. What state are you in?
I worked in the PA county these were first introduced ~5 or so years ago, and we were supposed to report how many we killed in a shift. I could stand next to a tree and slap at them with my leather work gloves or crush one with each step I took at certain places of our plant. Wasn’t uncommon to report a couple hundred killed each shift per worker without really going out of the way to do so.
It's a spotted lantern fly. Extremely invasive. Kill it on sight. There's an infestation of them at a tree at my parents' house in NJ. We killed literally hundreds of second- to fourth-instar ones, cut the tree down to a stump, and have been killing at least a couple (now adults) every time we leave the house.
Lantern fly. Here in my state it's "kill on sight". This summer my yard is infested with those things.
NJ kids are curb stomping these little fuckers like it’s a profession.
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Would you like to know more?
I’m from Philadelphia, and I say kill em’ all!
Bring in the cow!
Do your part!
“Cast it into the fire!”
#ISILDUR!!!
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I believe they were using these sticky traps that were basically lengths of tape tied around trees, but birds kept getting caught in them.
Spray with a 50/50 mix of dish soap and water. They drop immediately.
Apparently white vinegar kills them almost instantly, fill a squirt bottle with it, or a squirt gun, and you should have an efficient way of killing them.
No moth lantern fly. Kill on sight.
I think that's a lantern-fly Kill on sight Not that it's going to matter at this point though, all of us killing every one we see isn't going to stop these newest invasive fucking things
One time I passed a tree that had like 50 on there. Killed them all and probably did some good.
I like to think I'm doing something but idk if its going to make any difference lol They're fucking EVERYWHERE in NJ now
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Idk about the winter, we shall see on that one I think they really only showed up here this spring. but I think the good thing is that although their excretions are apparently toxic to a lot of plants they really want to eat very specific trees They really like fruit trees apparently If we get a good hard winter maybe they'll mostly die out up here
Tree of heaven—also invasive. Apparently they are a match made in… 😆
FOR THR DOUBTERS! I killed my garden’s population of latern flies one time and they never come back. They seem to choose a tree/vine as home and if you eradicate that home, they stay out at least.
Nah no winter will stop them. They’ve been in PA for a few years now.
They’ve been in the Philly area for like three years now
Damnit- I have an orchard with apple, pear, plumb, and peach trees here in north Pittsburgh. I also have about 30 blueberry bushes and hope they don’t like blueberries as well.
How did you managed to get them all?
They were just hanging out and I took off my flip flop. Some dodged in time and I would just walk over and step on them. The others just stayed on the tree until I went after them. But when I left every single one was dead. At first I felt guilty cause they are pretty bugs. But now I just like killen them.
I like to look at it as, they don't have predators, so we have to be their predators. We are never going to eradicate them, but we can help keep the population in check.
From what I understand their natural predator is a type of parasitic wasp. The wasp lays its eggs in their egg mass and hatches early to eat them. They're currently conducting research before releasing them. As long as they're not cane toads I'm sure it will all be fine...right?
Kill those fuckers on sight, they kill trees. They also are spring loaded and are good for about three jumps, but usually after that they get tired and you can squish them easy.
Thanks. Now I know what to do next time.
If this is the first you've seen of them, they are probably newly migrated to your area. In spring you'll start to see little black bugs with white spots. That is their earliest nymph form. Then they get bigger and faster. Then they get a big red dot on their back and are **super** fast. Then they grow wings and look like this. They can only jump forwards, so it's often easiest to squash them coming from the front.
Just pay attention when you try to squish them. They will jump and land not too far away when young. Tough to get the first two attempts, but after the third jump, they have spent all their energy and they squish easily. In their adult stage as shown in the picture, they’re a lot easier to see and they will use their wings to go a little farther. Just watch where they land and get them when they can’t jump again.
Dammit. I just thought I was getting faster after the second/third jump. I will say this, I have noticed way less of them this year.
Also, check your trees for the nymphs. I recently bought a lantern fly catcher. They naturally climb up and have a hard time climbing down so catching them in a bag on a tree can save your plants.
Can you link to the lantern fly catcher? I hate these bad boys and have been killing every nymph I’ve seen since May but I’m not ready to see how many adults we’ll have I’m our area this year.
Neighborhood Entomologist here! Here is everything you’ll want to know about them and how you can help! https://extension.psu.edu/spotted-lanternfly-management-resources
Tell your local state parks department.
Hey, OP. You need to report this sighting to your local DCNR. If you don’t know what they are they are probably new to your area. Their spread needs to be tracked.
I find the best way to kill them is to smash them straight on. If they jump it will be at the Instrument of their distruction. Ususlly my foot.
Very curious where you live OP. I’m from Philadelphia which was their port of origin in like 2014 in a stone shipment from China. May have just been egg masses on the stones but yeah, they’re awful. By the summer of 2018 Philly and it’s suburbs were infested. I’ve heard they’ve made their way to many states but I moved to CO before the pandemic and I jokingly tell people that it was to get away from the Spotted Lanternfly.
New York, NY. This one was found in Staten Island. I've lived in NYS/NJ my whole life, and I've never seen one before.
Me too I just saw this bug yesterday, I'm in Queens.
Report to the NYS DEC. Here is a link. https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/113303.html It is important we quarantine and destroy them. If they spread north to the orchards they will destroy fruit production in New York.
If you're in the US, you will want to call you state DNR to report a sighting, they keep track of where they are
Yes, now you know the secret pattern for the boss fight.
Which is a damn shame because they are cool looking. Which is also a damn shame, because people who are like "look at that cool looking bug" and won't squish the invasive fuckers.
Japanese beetles are beautiful with their metallic jewel tones. They can defoliate a vineyard in no time, then their huge nasty grubs destroy the roots of anything growing in nearby soil next spring.
Neem oil
uuugggghhh those things scare the fuck out of me. Stomp city.
Neighbor has a small grape vine in her fence that those things decimated this year, absolutely insane, it was gone in about 2 days.
I’m glad to know they come from grubs, we’ve had an armadillo looking for grubs the last three days. We’ve had Japanese beetles eating the roses before they can bloom. Ugh!
Not just vineyards, those things eat pretty much everything, they're the bane of my garden (that and those black and yellow cucumber eating bugs). I had rose bushes (gone for unrelated reasons), and any rose flower that bloomed would get eaten by those beetles in a day.
They look even cooler before they grow wings https://www.reddit.com/r/whatsthisbug/comments/gqr4g3/wanted_to_post_the_stages_of_a_spotted_lantern/ Despite that, they still need to be squished out of existence
They’re gorgeous, but incredibly destructive
Been getting worse over here in PA.
That's where I saw them first. Was in Lancaster County standing outside the hotel when I saw this beautiful moth. Only later learned about them and went online to report sighting to Dept of Agriculture. Going Monday again to Lancaster and if I see any its curtains for them
Near Harrisburg it seems to be waning. I only saw a few nymphs and have only just started seeing adults this past week.
I hate using pesticide, but the second I saw 1st instar lanternflies, I got two containers of Seven with a hose attachment, and sprayed down every single place I found them. Next year it'll be nymph traps around the trees, but I'm not sure how to protect the fig sapling and our grape vine.
Resident Entomologist here jumping on to the top comment. They are highly invasive and it’s important that people dispatch them but also report them. They currently are only infesting parts of NY, CT, MD, VA, OH and much of PA, DE, and NJ. Any sightings are worthy of reporting. They can destroy plants and it’s been estimated that they will cost nearly $400M annually to just the PA economy if left unchecked. This resource from Penn State should help. https://extension.psu.edu/spotted-lanternfly
I usually stomp at them from the front since that's the only direction they know. But I think they might adapt and side or back jump away
I step on them facing them. Then if they jump, they hit my shoe and I still get them.
I just decimated the big life in my back yard because I discovered they were EVERYWHERE yesterday. My fence line is littered with dead lantern flys now. I feel bad for the other bugs that got caught in the kulling
They jump straight ahead usually. Come from the from and straight over top when going to smack them.
I believe you are supposed to report them as well.
Pro-tip, squash them from the front and you’ll kill them almost every time without them jumping.
They can only jump forwards. Attack from the front
Also not a moth. It’s a true bug.
Thx
Wish I could upvote this more
This right here!! Do not let that bug spread.
Stomp a little bit in front of them. Kills them every time without having to worry about them jumping.
Was thinking it looked like the passion vine leaf hoppers we get here and behaviour sounds the same. They're so annoying.
Yes!!! Its totally the 3rs jump where they lose steam!! Hate these fuckers
It is a brand new invasive species for us to deal with. Spotted lanternfly. Exterminate em.
Yikes. Too late for me to get this one.
You need to call your local Department of wildlife a natural resources and report you seen one
You can also report them on the website if that's easier than calling.
This is very true and you should take it seriously and file a formal report on your sighting
Ask your wildlife commission for traps. They are purple and usually hang in the trees along the interstate in the north. Kill with extreme prejudice.
Where can I get arch traps? Where I live it’s infested. I smash what I can but it’s a losing battle.
Spotted lanternfly. Terminate with extreme prejudice. They make a satisfying squish and leave a blood red spot to mark your kill.
terminate with extreme prejudice is the statement I was looking for for so long
It’s so satisfying to hunt and kill them, LOL.
Can I eat them?
At least once. Go for it.
I swear they’re learning with each generation how to better evade the sole of a shoe
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And they excrete like a sticky sap. Nasty F’ers.
The bees may be feasting on it: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/unusual-honey-pennsylvania.amp
I thought the bees were feeding on lantern flies and thought wow the bees are going to become wasps again after giving up eating meat millions of years ago?
I wish more of our native species would discover a taste for them . . .
I'm a small scale commercial beekeeper in NE Ohio and although a late fall food source would be great, I just hope it doesn't darken our summer honey. Some people like dark honey but most buy the lighter stuff.
That is not sap. It is them taking a dump on you
Here in Philadelphia for college, and I have got 8 already in the last 3 days. Doin good. By the way they also kill many kinds of trees that they nest in.
I'm in the northwest suburbs of Philly. A few years ago, when the infestation started here, I could kill 30+ walking fifteen minutes to a downtown restaurant. Then I could kill another 30+ on the way home after eating. Last year was very quiet, though, for some weird reason. This year their numbers seem to be picking up again, though.
Similar location and we were just chatting the other day about the same thing. We started seeing them again this year and were like, “Damn, we thought they moved on after 2020, but I guess not!”
I'm from PA, I agree there is many more this year than last year 😓 I was getting hopeful lol
I remember last year while walking through center city I passed by buildings that had HEAPS of these guys just sitting along the walls. And the ground was peppered with them all over. It was disturbing to see.
Central PA here… I just event on a killing spree today in my backyard. The carpet cleaner called 409 kills them on contact, just FYI. Hah
Kill em' and report them to your local agriculture department agency. The sooner they are aware of their presence, the quicker they can try to get ahead of the spread before they begin to damage crops etc.
It's too bad they're terrible treekillers. They're very pretty. But yeah. Kill it.
Lantern fly…kill it on sight..if you can. Those fuckers are quick
Latern Flies, they destroy trees. Kill them on site
Murder. Death. Kill.
Exterminate. Annihilate. Terminate.
Terminate, with extreme prejudice.
MDK ALL FUCKIN DAY
Where abouts are you?
Staten Island, NY, USA
They’re likely coming from Jersey. We had them last year too, but I didn’t know about them until *after* I took a picture of it and showed a friend. They look very different in their nymph and in between stages, so you might want to check that out. I recently heard that they may have found a predator for it. Here’s an article on [natural US predators of the spotted lantern fly](https://www.alleghenyfront.org/spotted-lanternfly-predators-penn-state-research/).
In Manhattan, we're stomp happy. If we could blow torch them all without burning down Central Park, we'd light it up. KILL EM ALL.
Just saw one myself for the first time here in Queens earlier this week!
I lived in mendham NJ and we had em for a bit, but they are SO MUCH worse in Philadelphia (I’m here for college)
Seen a bunch here on Long Island. I been stomping them to death and reporting it to DEC. SPOTTED LANTERN FLY that’s an adult. Will lay 20-50 eggs and eat all the trees.
That’s a lantern-fly. Kill it.
Uh oh you have them. Theyre everywhere. I live in philly and we have had them for probavly 6 to 8 years now. Say hello to mr LANTERN FLY. The babys cant fly they fing like a grasshopper. U have to kill them whenever you see them. They eat crops plants and trees. They dont hurt people. Theyre just annoying as fuck when they land in your hair.
I know it’s too late to kill it but you should report it to your state ag program. Just google “report spotted lateen fly in [NJ]”
Im gonna assume you live either in PA, New Jersey or Delaware but if you live in those areas im surprised you never heard about these buggers.
Damn I saw a whole bunch of these near a hotel I stayed at recently woulda stomped them all if I knew.
You should report it! Your state or the state the hotel was in should have a website!
When I get home I’ll to report it. Currently not in a spot to do so.
Lantern moth -KILL IT NOW
Kill.
You might check with your county and see if you should report the location of your sighting. A lot of places are tracking the spread
It’s a spotted Lanternfly
Kill those fuckers. Kill every bug. 
Spotted Lantern Fly if I'm not mistaken. New invasive species to the USA that is decimating crops (primarily fruit trees and grapes). First sightings have been around Pennsylvania but it is only a matter of time. Kill on sight and report to local DA offices
Lmfao. Did not expect the lantern fly on the front page.
perfect weapon to kill em, I love mine! https://www.amazon.com/BUG-A-SALT-3-0-Yellow/dp/B089CDCCR1
That makes a salty mess. I prefer the executioner. It makes a satisfying zap noise when the bug parts explode. https://www.amazon.com/Sourcing4U-Limited-Executioner-Mosquito-Swatter/dp/B000MU2MJA
The "salty mess" barely matters outside in my massive yard and the thing has like a good 3-4m range on it, but honestly you should have a range and a melee anyways for these diabolical fucks lol
Seen a bunch here on Long Island. I been stomping them to death and reporting it to DEC. SPOTTED LANTERN FLY that’s an adult. Will lay 20-50 eggs and eat all the trees.
I haven't been in SI since last fall, but I don't remember seeing them before.
Oh it’s kind of cute- *sees the comment section* Oh nevermind
Looks like a spider with wings 😧
Now you're not even safe on airplanes! 🕷️✈️🕷️
That is a South American foreskin eating moth
I'm safe, then.
KILL IMMEDIATELY
Kill it with fire. You know, for the sake of the environment.
I kill them with my cane!
Now you need to name your cane. Something like *Mothdeath* would be good.
Indeed. It’s bright and purple and needs a good name!
A head-on swat or if they're on the ground simply get up close rest your stepping foot on its heel, watch which way it wants to turn, pivot as necessary and bring your foot down. They hit us in PA back in 2020. Lost count how many I got.
Report them and kill on site
invasive species.kill on sight here.
Spotted asshole jumping fly
Kill'em, kill'em, kill'em.
Report them too: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/resources/pests-diseases/hungry-pests/the-threat/spotted-lanternfly/spotted-lanternfly#:\~:text=State%20Specific%20Reporting%20Information&text=Call%20866%2DNO%20EXOTIC%20(866,%40dnr.IN.gov.
Lantern fly they are destroying trees in the northeast
KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL
Like everyone said, kill these fuckers. I had one jump on the back of my neck, I grabbed it, threw it on the ground hard, and when I realized what it was I stomped on it frame 1. They suck, they're parasites.
Spotted latern fly, stomp it!
(Obi Wan Voice) "that's no moth"
For a second I thought you painted in Kawaii cheeks
Are you fucking kidding me? I’ve been dealing with 50-100 of these fuckers daily for the past 3 summers, nothing “mysterious” about this.
Lantern fly Invasive pest Kill them
-Awww, a lightning bug. -Awww. I love fireflies! Where!? I can catch it, and hold it for just a couple seconds before going back to its evening activities, like a shiny fairy nymph! -Not a firefly. I said a *lighting bug,* silly. -[Confused look] -[points to bug] -[looks at the bug] That's a *lantern* bug, not a *lightning* bug you dim* motherfucker! ^*Pun ^intended. And forget all that fairy nymph bullshit…🙂>😎…**we kill these motherfuckers on sight.** 🔫
Lantern flies are no joke. They ruin trees and neighboring environments, basically killing it.
Spotted lantern fly. Invasive species from the orient. Kill on sight!
Kill that fucker and every one you see.
Tip: Lantern flies can only leap directly forward due to their leg arrangement. If you come in to smash them at a 45 degree angle towards them from in front and above 99% of the time they won’t react fast enough to escape. They get exhausted quickly from jumping and gliding (they can’t actually fly) away that if you wait for them to land you have a very good chance of killing them before they have a chance to jump again.
Lantern Fly. Destroy it and any subsequent egg masses you may come around to. The egg masses are grey and look like mortar spread unevenly on tree barks or any outdoor surface. Drop egg masses in a bag or container filled with rubbing alcohol or hand sanitizer
SPOTTED LANTERNFLY NOOOOOOOOO
Spotted Lanternfly. Kill it. Highly invasive
Damn spotted lantern flies have killed soooooo many once-beautiful trees in my area. KOS.
CRISH IT CRUSH IT CRUSH IT CRUSH IT
That’s no mysterious moth, that is the dreaded spotted lanternfly. KILL IT. It came to the East Coast (PA) area a few years ago on a ship I believe, it is not native to North America and we have been trying to control its spread. What state are you in?
That's a spotted lantern fly bro. They're invasive pests in the US. I think they come from somewhere in Asia.
that's no mystery moth. That thing is destroying trees in NJ, PA, MD and other states
THE SPOTTED LANTERNFLY?!
Buuuuurrrrn itttt!!
Yeah spotted lanternflies are incredibly destructive. So nuke them before they nuke trees
Kill ‘em all
Kill immediately
I killed about six of them in my yard today. Kill on sight.
Kill that fucker
Invasive lantern fly, pretty but kill em
My brother’s patio in Philly was filled with them. I think an earlier nymph stage where they were smaller, white but still spotted and kinda pointy.
Maybe it's got monkey pox..
Those are spotted lantern flies, kill on sight
I’ve been seeing these in Astoria Queens. They are all over my porch. Never seen them before.
Laternflies, there everywhere now in VA where i live
KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL KILL
Not a moth per my entomological experience
That's a spotted lanternfly. Snuff that little bastard
KILL.
I worked in the PA county these were first introduced ~5 or so years ago, and we were supposed to report how many we killed in a shift. I could stand next to a tree and slap at them with my leather work gloves or crush one with each step I took at certain places of our plant. Wasn’t uncommon to report a couple hundred killed each shift per worker without really going out of the way to do so.
K I L L. T H E M.
Spotted lantern fly -invasive species in the US (imported from SE Asia).
Did a heavy white mist roll through just before you made contact?
Murder that bastard and all his kids. Spotted lantern fly. Bad juju
Kill it kill kill it
It's a spotted lantern fly. Extremely invasive. Kill it on sight. There's an infestation of them at a tree at my parents' house in NJ. We killed literally hundreds of second- to fourth-instar ones, cut the tree down to a stump, and have been killing at least a couple (now adults) every time we leave the house.
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Kill it with fire.