Searching for SLF egg masses
Hello, everyone,
On Mar 20, we made a collecting trip to the
known spotted lanternfly zone - a one square mile square around northern
Winchester. We found multiple egg masses - a photograph is attached.
There is also a photo of an idle rail car - there were egg masses on
tree bark on both sides of the rail bed. This is not the oviposition
period, but it is easy to see how eggs laid on rail cars that are idle
for hours or days would allow easy hitchhiking! Observations in
Pennsylvania indicate that SLF readily lays eggs on rough, rusty metal
surfaces.
A reminder that we now have a reporting portal to report suspected SLF finds:https://ext.vt.edu/spotted-lanternfly.
Our
goal here is two-fold - to see if there are additional infested areas
beyond the area we know, and also, to track the presence of SLF as it
extends its range. Please report an instances discovered!
Doug
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