What's this? Had a hitchhiker on my truck the other day. He had brilliant red wings but I couldn't catch him in flight. I know someone here at UHH will know the species.

Steve V Loc: New Jersey

Had a hitchhiker on my truck the other day. He had brilliant red wings but I couldn't catch him in flight. I know someone here at UHH will know the species.

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Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Spotted Lantern Fly - KILL IT!
Ya gotta be quick, they see you coming!
VERY invasive!

debk

It's a spotted lanternfly- a non-native from China. They are beautiful but very destructive as they have no natural predators here. Kill them whenever you see them to help stop their spread. They will usually jump if you try to step on them, but apparently can't jump as far each successive time, so keep trying.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

debk wrote:

It's a spotted lanternfly- a non-native from China. They are beautiful but very destructive as they have no natural predators here. Kill them whenever you see them to help stop their spread. They will usually jump if you try to step on them, but apparently can't jump as far each successive time, so keep trying.

Sometimes take me 3 or 4 tries to stomp them.

Steve V Loc: New Jersey

Longshadow wrote:

Spotted Lantern Fly - KILL IT!
Ya gotta be quick, they see you coming!
VERY invasive!

Wow that didn’t take long. Thanks! Is it a beetle?

Steve V Loc: New Jersey

debk wrote:

It's a spotted lanternfly- a non-native from China. They are beautiful but very destructive as they have no natural predators here. Kill them whenever you see them to help stop their spread. They will usually jump if you try to step on them, but apparently can't jump as far each successive time, so keep trying.

Thanks! Seemed to be a lot of them up by a reservoir in central NJ.

debk

Steve V wrote:

Thanks! Seemed to be a lot of them up by a reservoir in central NJ.

They have been really bad in Berks County, PA the past few years and this year, Lebanon County is seeing a lot. My friends have a maple tree and they covered the whole trunk of the tree. My sister has killed hundreds and maybe well over a thousand by now with a fly swatter. My dad sneaks up on them from behind and uses a propane torch :)

duckfan48

Wow replies were quicker than most. I want to share that “There’s an App for that” I use three different ones. ‘PictureThis’ for plants, ‘Smart Identifier’ spiders, and ‘InsectIdentifier’ for other insects.

Steve V Loc: New Jersey

duckfan48 wrote:

Wow replies were quicker than most. I want to share that “There’s an App for that” I use three different ones. ‘PictureThis’ for plants, ‘Smart Identifier’ spiders, and ‘InsectIdentifier’ for other insects.

Wow. Thanks for that. I guess I just go to the ask UHH app first. Someone on here always knows. I have since looked them up and will swat them next time.

DMAC55 Loc: GLENOLDEN

a gift from china

foathog Loc: Greensboro, NC

Steve V wrote:

Thanks! Seemed to be a lot of them up by a reservoir in central NJ.

have you told anyone?

kerry12 Loc: Harrisburg, Pa.

Steve V wrote:

Had a hitchhiker on my truck the other day. He had brilliant red wings but I couldn't catch him in flight. I know someone here at UHH will know the species.

We are starting to see them in Harrisburg, Pa.. Kill them when you see them. I read that Penn State Univ. Has had success in training dogs to find their nests.

Steve V Loc: New Jersey

foathog wrote:

have you told anyone?

No. I saw them in Spruce Run State Park in central NJ. Then again a mile or so down the road.

Rogers0435 Loc: Alabama

It is a member of the Hemiptera, not a beetle.
Tom

Steve V Loc: New Jersey

Rogers0435 wrote:

It is a member of the Hemiptera, not a beetle.
Tom

Thank you!