State Ag Dept. With Some Lanternfly Prevention

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Spotted lanternfly (Courtesy Ohio Department of Agriculture)

REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio (News Talk 1480 WHBC) – Spotted lanternflies make their appearance during the Summer, but there’s evidence of them throughout the year.

That’s why, even if you saw fewer of them this Summer, it’s still a good time now to look for their egg masses on trees on your property.

The Ohio Department of Agriculture recommends destroying the masses by scraping them into a container with soapy water or rubbing alcohol…

Those could turn into a lot of lanternflies next Summer.

The entire state remains under a quarantine for movement of trees and other nursery stock out of state.



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