VDACS announced that the spotted lanternfly is now widespread throughout Roanoke County and the state of Virginia. Because of ...

He says they’re easy to miss in their early stages, when they appear as tiny black insects with white ... where spotted lantern flies are, and you can also report it through that reporting ...

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) announced that the spotted lanternfly (Lycorma ...

Reports of spotted lanternflies have popped up in several states across the U.S. Here's what they look like and why the USDA wants you to squish them.

But their descriptions of these pesky bugs varied widely. Some saw tiny nymphs that are black with white spots. Some saw nymphs that were mostly bright red with black and white blotches.

plus black and white stripes at the back. Spotted lanternflies prefer the so-called “tree of heaven” — itself an invasive tree native to China — as a host, but the flies are not terribly ...