Spotted lantern flies have been in the area for several years and my garden has avoided them…until now. They were most attracted to my tall sunflower and rose mallow. Some on the milkweed. It was a soapy water massacre…I hope.
My deepest deepest regrets to any friendlies caught in the crossfire.
Belluhcourtbelle
Boo
immersemeinnature
Where are you located?
CrowMeris
Thank you for engaging in battle with these horrors.
AlmostSentientSarah
Saw my first in Northern VA this week too. Someone said to use a little handheld vacuum.
MotownCatMom
BOOOOOO!!! Lil fckers!!
castironbirb
We had a lot of them one year a few years ago. They are very easy to catch in an empty water bottle. Put the opening near them and they will hop right in! You can get several in one bottle too. Then stick it in the freezer for a few days.
I started putting the frozen ones out in a corner of my yard and something was eating them. We only had 1 last year whereas the year before there were a lot. I think something learned that they are tasty and has been gobbling them up. I suspect my resident catbird pair.🧐 So far I haven’t seen any at all this year!
The nymphs love soft tissue and new growth but the damage seems minimal. Adults love a little older wood and create more damage. They love our grape vines.
Squish as many as you can now and from fall through spring check the underside of older tree branches for egg sacks. A credit/store card works great. We scrape into a small baggy filled with some rubbing alcohol, seal and discard. I’ve noticed the smoother the branch the more likely egg sacks are laid there. Underside of chairs and benches are also preferred for egg laying . Good luck, it’s a battle but a little time spent everyday makes a huge improvement.
n6mub
😱🤬
MrsBeauregardless
We have a little battery-operated bug vacuum we use for fruit flies in the kitchen. With it, husband sucks the nymphs off the milkweed and dumps them in soapy water, where they drown.
beaveristired
Saw the first ones a few weeks ago on my anise hyssop.
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Spotted lantern flies have been in the area for several years and my garden has avoided them…until now. They were most attracted to my tall sunflower and rose mallow. Some on the milkweed. It was a soapy water massacre…I hope.
My deepest deepest regrets to any friendlies caught in the crossfire.
Boo
Where are you located?
Thank you for engaging in battle with these horrors.
Saw my first in Northern VA this week too. Someone said to use a little handheld vacuum.
BOOOOOO!!! Lil fckers!!
We had a lot of them one year a few years ago. They are very easy to catch in an empty water bottle. Put the opening near them and they will hop right in! You can get several in one bottle too. Then stick it in the freezer for a few days.
I started putting the frozen ones out in a corner of my yard and something was eating them. We only had 1 last year whereas the year before there were a lot. I think something learned that they are tasty and has been gobbling them up. I suspect my resident catbird pair.🧐 So far I haven’t seen any at all this year!
I found the first ones in my yard too. I’m in NC
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# Kill them all, let God sort them out
The nymphs love soft tissue and new growth but the damage seems minimal. Adults love a little older wood and create more damage. They love our grape vines.
Squish as many as you can now and from fall through spring check the underside of older tree branches for egg sacks. A credit/store card works great. We scrape into a small baggy filled with some rubbing alcohol, seal and discard. I’ve noticed the smoother the branch the more likely egg sacks are laid there. Underside of chairs and benches are also preferred for egg laying . Good luck, it’s a battle but a little time spent everyday makes a huge improvement.
😱🤬
We have a little battery-operated bug vacuum we use for fruit flies in the kitchen. With it, husband sucks the nymphs off the milkweed and dumps them in soapy water, where they drown.
Saw the first ones a few weeks ago on my anise hyssop.
I was so confused what these were 😂
Endemic. Killing won’t matter