lantern fly
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The spotted lantern fly is one such pest.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2023
The department has been monitoring for the insect and collaborating with the Washington Invasive Species Council to create a state response plan for the spotted lantern fly.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2023
A tiny wasp found in China, Dryinus browni, lays its eggs inside baby spotted lantern fly nymphs, which later hatch into larvae and feed on the nymphs, killing them.
From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2021
Fonseca is already working on environmental DNA techniques to detect other invasive insects, including the emerald ash borer and the spotted lantern fly.
From Scientific American • Jul. 12, 2018
She never found the nymph stage of the lantern fly.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
