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Here Come the Lanternflies
I've been seeing Spotted Lanternflies in the Celery Farm of late — including this little guy on milkweed.
I killed it, as advised. They are nasty.
More here:
https://www.nj.gov/agriculture/divisions/pi/prog/pests-diseases/spotted-lanternfly/about/
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Have been finding them on my 5th floor balcony. Started out as tiny black critters with white spots and now larger with some red.
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Have been finding them on my 5th floor balcony. Started out as tiny black critters with white spots and now larger with some red.