Lantern Hunt

Lantern Hunt

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A people-powered campaign to protect native habitats and eradicate invasive species. First target: the spotted lanternfly. Built by Yale students. lanternhunt.org

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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS
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Recently, there was quite a furore in Australia's parliament about invasive species management. It seemed to me there was some misunderstanding about terminology & the very important reasons for controlling some introduced & invasive species. So, I wrote this 👉 theconversation.com/calling-spec...

theconversation.comCalling species ‘invasive’ – and culling them – isn’t done lightly. But it matters to Australia’s threatened speciesInvasive species only want to live. But their success can come at great cost to native species. If we treat them the same, native animals lose.
Lantern Hunt
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Spooky season tree. Look closer: those are end-of-season spotted lanternflies, right before egg-laying. Scraping and stomping now is how we hope to see fewer next spring.

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Michigan State University Department of Entomology
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Research being done in collaboration with Anne Johnson, a postdoctoral researcher at Michigan State University, has shown that spotted lanternfly mortality is exceptionally high after feeding on milkweed plants. Read more: www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti... #Entomology #Ecology #MSU 🌎🧪🍁

nationalgeographic.comThe Surprising Secret Weapon Against Spotted LanternfliesEarly research suggests that a backyard plant might poison the invasive species.

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Emerald Ash Borer Network
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Spotted lanternfly was recently detected in Canada for the first time in the Windsor-Detroit area. The invasive pest continues to spread through North America after first being detected in Pennsylvania in 2014. Read more: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... #Entomology #Ecology #InvasiveSpecies 🌎🧪🍁

cbc.caThe invasive spotted lanternfly has been detected in Canada for the first time – in Windsor | CBC NewsAn invasive insect known to kill grapevines and impact other crops and trees has been detected for the first time in Canada by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA). And that first detection happ...
Lantern Hunt
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Late October lanternfly tip: the adults are done soon, but their egg masses will sit through winter. Look for gray, mud-like smears on tree bark, stone walls, patio furniture and trailer hitches. Scrape them into a bag with rubbing alcohol. Each one you catch now is up to 50 fewer nymphs in spring.

Lantern Hunt
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2,000+ lanternflies removed across 6 states by regular people with a phone and a boot. Built by Yale students. Follow along as we head into the spring hatch.

Lantern Hunt
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Every spotted lanternfly egg mass holds 30 to 50 eggs. Winter is the best time to scrape them. Look for gray, mud-like patches on tree trunks, fences and outdoor furniture. We're a people-powered campaign to protect native habitats from invasive species, starting with lanternflies. lanternhunt.org

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