@ctpublic: Connecticut is seeing an increase in its spotted lanternfly population this summer. Native to Asia, the spotted lanternfly was first reported in the U.S. in 2014, when it was found in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Locally, the highly destructive invasive insect was first spotted in Fairfield County in 2020, and the population has continued to grow. Over the years, experts have been able to learn more about the invasive insect, and track their harm to plants, trees, and crops. The areas where they cause the most concern are orchards and vineyards, as their main food of desire includes grapes, apples, and “the tree of heaven” (Ailanthus altissima). The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station is keeping track of new sightings using an online form for Connecticut residents to fill out. The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station reporting tool can be found via the link in our bio. If you spot a Spotted Lanternfly in your area, you’re urged to step on it or squish it. 🎨: Sam Hockaday 📝: Harper Syres
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Thursday 20 August 2026 21:55:03 GMT
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✮ ⋆ ˚。🕷️Ollie🎧 ⋆。°✩ :
i like to be dramatic
2026-08-21 21:02:17
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~+Lamon!!+~ :
I smashed a lantern fly at the badaling great wall of china and it genuinely wouldnt die😭😭
2026-08-22 16:02:20
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joeslouie :
is it me or did lantern flies in America just somehow gain a whole new agility buff
2026-08-22 06:27:48
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mj!! :
was outside putting on football cleats, one of em flies inside my shorts 🤢
2026-08-22 15:20:49
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sun from oneshot :
One of these fuckers crawled on my neck and I didn’t even notice it until after I got inside my school, I think it bit me too
2026-08-21 23:56:37
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🏀🫷ᐃmazingᑕityfilms🪲🐒🦍🫸⚽️ :
What if I’m in New York
2026-08-22 03:59:29
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Toucan lover🦜 :
Are they invasive or something
2026-08-21 21:22:48
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Alan Alvarez :
We sacrifice them
2026-08-22 13:25:21
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Magebutt :
I've got a salt gun and I generally just execute the little guys on sight.
2026-08-21 16:55:18
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Unnamed news :
Spider got this one, the only one I’ve seen
2026-08-21 21:01:35
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Pizza cat bro :
Hartford is riddled with them
2026-08-21 23:31:29
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MrFireHeart :
Same thing in PA
2026-08-22 03:15:07
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Connie Corleone :
Pro tip: approach them head on to squish! Their peripheral vision is really good, so if you try to sneak up on them they’ll probably just hop away.
2026-08-21 17:15:16
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🩸Cedar//Cece!! 💉💤 :
Found this, we killed it right after, IT JUMPED ON US THO 😭
2026-08-22 02:20:55
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treble, saint of greyhound 🍉 :
Awww the little x.x expression 🤣
2026-08-21 17:13:36
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Hummingbirdhum :
Went on a trip to new York and one day we saw like fifteen of these little shits. All got squashed.
2026-08-21 17:16:47
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gumballmachine :
my brother made a grave for every one of them he has killed
2026-08-22 00:10:22
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Layne Kozlosky :
I try to shoot the wings off with my salt gun and give it to the hole spiders outside
2026-08-22 02:06:02
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Liv :
thought this was like a lightning bug but it isn't so it's ok
2026-08-22 00:24:25
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Miles🖤 :
I live in New Hampshire and had NEVER seen one in person before, I saw like 4 of them on my 2 day trip to New York. 2 of them landed ON MY LEG I would’ve squished them but by the time I got it off my leg it they just flew away, the other two I saw outside while in the car so I couldn’t do anything
2026-08-22 15:15:13
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Cyclopz :
Why are we calling America New England still
2026-08-22 13:22:45
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Linda Goochman :
I’m sorry but this is genuinely outdated. Qualitative review of recent studies suggests they’re causing no long term damage to any trees. Annoying? Yes. Undeserving of life? No
2026-08-22 15:40:40
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Erik 🖖 :
🫵 they are a the reincarnation of your loved ones
2026-08-20 22:46:06
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A mistake :
I take a weed wacker to them whenever I get mad
2026-08-22 06:39:38
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