{"id":80693,"date":"2023-09-28T15:37:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T19:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/illinois-reports-first-spotted-lanternfly-sighting-80693"},"modified":"2023-09-28T15:37:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T19:37:01","slug":"illinois-reports-first-spotted-lanternfly-sighting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cablemanpro.com\/wallstreetpr\/illinois-reports-first-spotted-lanternfly-sighting-80693","title":{"rendered":"Illinois reports first spotted lanternfly sighting"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Illinois is the latest state to find invasive spotted lanternflies, a winged insect that&#8217;s spreading across the eastern U.S. and is subject to squish-on-sight requests in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/northeast\/new-york\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York<\/a> and elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>First detected in the U.S. nearly a decade ago, the hitchhiking pest and its eggs have been getting rides on vehicles and trains as they expand from southeast Pennsylvania across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Although the inch-long planthopper looks pretty with its distinctive black spots and bright red wing markings, the sap-sucking bug likes to mass and feed on plants. It then excretes a sticky, sugary waste called honeydew that attracts insects and a form of sooty mold that can finish off the already weakened plants, posing a danger to crops and native trees. The gunk can also collect houses, decks and outdoor furniture.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/lifestyle\/spotted-lanternfly-stomp-season-gains-attention-14-states-fight-invasive-pests-ew\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SPOTTED LANTERNFLY &#8216;STOMP&#8217; SEASON GAINS ATTENTION AS 14 STATES FIGHT THE INVASIVE PESTS: &#8216;EW&#8217;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/us\/us-regions\/midwest\/illinois\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Illinois Department of Agriculture<\/a> said a sighting of one of the winged adult insects was reported on Sept. 16 at an undisclosed location. Department staffers visited that area and found a &#8220;moderately populated area of spotted lanternfly.&#8221; After collecting specimens, officials confirmed Tuesday they are the first spotted lanternflies identified in the state.<\/p>\n<p>In Illinois, they\u2019re not expected to cause &#8220;widespread plant or tree death&#8221; but will likely become a nuisance pest that &#8220;may have some impact on the agritourism industry, including orchards, pumpkin patches, and vineyards,&#8221; said Scott Schirmer, Illinois Department of Agriculture\u2019s Nursery and Northern Field Office Section Manager.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/spotted-lanternfly-what-you-need-know-about-invasive-insect\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>SPOTTED LANTERNFLY: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE INVASIVE INSECT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Anyone who sees the insects is encouraged to smash them or scrape the egg masses into a container with hand sanitizer or rubbing alcohol to kill them.<\/p>\n<p>Native to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/world\/world-regions\/asia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">eastern Asia<\/a>, they&#8217;ve previously been confirmed in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio, as well as parts of the southeastern U.S.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Spotted lanternfly has been inching closer to the Midwest and Illinois for close to a decade,&#8221; said Jerry Costello II, director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture, in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The public can help track the insects by reporting any sightings, including photos, to lanternfly@illinois.edu.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/illinois-reports-first-spotted-lanternfly-sighting\">Source &#8211; https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/illinois-reports-first-spotted-lanternfly-sighting <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Illinois is the latest state to find invasive spotted lanternflies, a winged insect that&#8217;s spreading across the eastern U.S. and is subject to squish-on-sight requests [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"twitter_2902945987_2902945987":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[16563],"tags":[],"stock_ticker":[],"class_list":["post-80693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-market-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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