They're Back!!!
A black nymph of the Spotted Lanternfly has been spotted in town. These will progess in size, and then be red nymphs before their final winged stage.
A local resident has reported spraying the Nymps with rubbing alcohol, or the winged SLF at its head kills them off. Scrape any known eggmasses into n
They do not sting or bite, but can be very destructive to many crops, trees and plants.
Their most preferred host plant is Ailanthus or tree-of-heaven and will also feed off Rose (cultivated and multiflora); Grape (wild and cultivated); and these trees: Black walnut, Butternut; River birch ; Willow; Sumac; Silver/red maple.
They are also a devastation to hops and viniculture plants (beer and wine crops!).
The lanternfly makes an egg mass by excreting a sticky substance over it that causes the growth of black sooty mold.
Report any sighting by email to SLF-plantindustry@ag.nj.gov
or call the hotline, 833-223-2840 (BAD-BUGO), leaving a message with contact information & detail of the sightings.
