{"id":1996,"date":"2022-03-26T19:08:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-26T19:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/monocacyhill.org\/?page_id=1996"},"modified":"2022-03-26T20:24:45","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T20:24:45","slug":"spotted-lantern-fly","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/monocacyhill.org\/?page_id=1996","title":{"rendered":"-Spotted Lantern Fly"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.1 - 23-03-2022 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style>\n<h2>The Scourge of the Beautiful but Dreaded Spotted Lantern Fly<\/h2>\n<p>One project at Monocacy Hill involves herbicide treatment of ailanthus trees.\u00a0 The trees were marked by the PA Dept of Agriculture and the USDA for treatment.\u00a0 We will continue to restore the treatment areas by planting native trees.<\/p>\n<p>You can help by killing any spotted lanternflies you see, removing egg cases and removing any ailanthus trees you have on your property. If you take down an ailanthus tree, the stump must be treated with an herbicide, or it will resprout. Egg cases can be found on any smooth surface including lawn equipment , rocks, tables, etc.<\/p>\n<p>For more information go to the pa dept of agriculture website below.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.agriculture.pa.gov\/Plants_Land_Water\/PlantIndustry\/Entomology\/spotted_lanternfly\/SpottedLanternflyAlert\/Pages\/default.aspx\">www.agriculture.state.pa.us<\/a><\/p>\n<style>\/*! elementor - v3.6.1 - 23-03-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"282\" src=\"http:\/\/monocacyhill.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Ailanthus1.jpg\" alt=\"Ailanthus Tree marked to be treated\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monocacyhill.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Ailanthus1.jpg 320w, https:\/\/monocacyhill.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Ailanthus1-300x264.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"370\" height=\"205\" src=\"http:\/\/monocacyhill.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Ailanthus2.jpg\" alt=\"The dreaded by beautiful spotted lantern fly\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monocacyhill.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Ailanthus2.jpg 370w, https:\/\/monocacyhill.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Ailanthus2-300x166.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><figcaption>The dreaded by beautiful spotted lantern fly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"742\" src=\"http:\/\/monocacyhill.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SLFyoung.jpg\" alt=\"Young Spotted Lantern Fly\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monocacyhill.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SLFyoung.jpg 768w, https:\/\/monocacyhill.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/SLFyoung-300x290.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption>Young Spotted Lantern Fly<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Spotted Lantern Fly is an invasive insect from southeast asia that arrived in berks county in 2014. The primary food source for the this insect is the ailanthus tree (above) which is also an invasive species.<\/p>\n<p>The spotted lanternfly has no known natural predators in the us.\u00a0 It can feed\u00a0 on a variety of our native trees.\u00a0 They can jump and fly a good distance as adults.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">These are photos of ailanthus trees, also known as the tree of heaven. They grow prolifically in disturbed areas , right of ways and highway corridors. To identify them , look for the notch at the base of each leaflet.\u00a0 The leaves also have a strong\u00a0 unpleasant odor. Do not confuse ailanthus with native sumac or walnut trees. The leaves are similar.<\/p>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/monocacyhill.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/slf1.jpg\" alt=\"ailanthus tree\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monocacyhill.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/slf1.jpg 400w, https:\/\/monocacyhill.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/slf1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><figcaption>ailanthus tree<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"240\" src=\"http:\/\/monocacyhill.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/slf2.png\" alt=\"Notch at the base of the leaves of Ailanthus Tree\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monocacyhill.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/slf2.png 320w, https:\/\/monocacyhill.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/slf2-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption>Notch at the base of the leaves of Ailanthus Tree<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/monocacyhill.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ailanthus4.jpg\" alt=\"Damage done by Spotted Lantern Fly\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monocacyhill.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ailanthus4.jpg 240w, https:\/\/monocacyhill.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ailanthus4-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/monocacyhill.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ailanthus3.jpg\" alt=\"More damage by Spotted Lantern Fly\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/monocacyhill.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ailanthus3.jpg 240w, https:\/\/monocacyhill.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/ailanthus3-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The reason these insects are so damaging is this:<br \/>While they are up in the trees feeding , they are dropping a sticky waste on everything below. This sticky substance attracts something called sooty mold, turning leaves and plants black. This will eventually kill these plants.<\/p>\n<p>The damage to grapevines , fruit trees and lumber trees in pa could be substantial. Your own landscaping plants and trees could suffer from this also.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Scourge of the Beautiful but Dreaded Spotted Lantern Fly One project at Monocacy Hill involves herbicide treatment of ailanthus trees.\u00a0 The trees were marked by the PA Dept of Agriculture and the USDA for treatment.\u00a0 We will continue to restore the treatment areas by planting native trees. 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