Current Species Highlight
Spotted Lanternfly (SLF)
Spotted lanternfly is an invasive plant-hopping insect native to China and Southeast Asia. SLF has the potential to damage multiple agricultural crops in New York. SLF is a pest of apples, grapes, hops, maple, walnut, and others. New York is estimated to produce more than 30 million bushels of apples each year, while grapes in New York are valued at an annual harvest of $52.8 million. First discovered in Pennsylvania in 2014, quarantine efforts have managed to greatly slow it's spread into Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, and Virginia. Nymphs and adults prefer to feed on the invasive Tree-of-Heaven, but also feed on a wide variety of other plants, including some of great agricultural value. Presence of SLF has led to crop loss, exporting issues, and increased management costs. If you live outside New York City, you can help the Department by reporting SLF immediately after it is found. Follow these steps:
For quarantine information, agricultural impacts and more from the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, click here. For a compiled list of informational resources from the Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences NYS Integrated Pest Management Program, with information about identification, why you should worry, management, and more, click here (leaves website). |
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iMapInvasives is an online mapping tool that provides statewide invasive species distribution information to natural resource managers, scientists, and citizens. Learn about the program and start contributing data by attending an iMap training session. To schedule a training for staff, volunteers, or the public, please contact PRISM staff.
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