This year's National Invasive Species Awareness Week (NISAW) is February 24-28, 2025. Invasive species are plants, animals, and pathogens that are not native to our ecosystem and whose introduction ...

Turns out the lantern flies are the ones crushing it. The Big Apple apparently claimed a premature victory in the war against the pesky bug last year — with officials now admitting the infamous “Stomp ...

Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. A new invasive insect is trying to make Georgia its home — and the public’s help is critical to tracking the invasion, according to University ...

The invasive spotted lanternfly, first found in Indiana in 2021, is now present in multiple counties, prompting insecticide treatments. The insect feeds on a wide range of plants, including trees and ...

Georgia officials are keeping an eye out for any sign of the invasive spotted lanternfly in the Peach State. The insect is native to Asia and has now been confirmed in 19 states. Georgia has had one ...

A "new" invasive species has found its way to Georgia. The state's department of agriculture reported via news release on Thursday that the Spotted Lanternfly has been seen in the Peach State. This ...

The snow and ice this week has made travel difficult for everyone....Including the postal service. Amherst County Schools distributes meal bags to 210 students during remote learning days The winter ...

The egg masses of the spotted lanternfly can be hard to spot. The adult form of the spotted lanternfly is hard to miss. You don’t have to tell Alan Cattabriga that the invasive spotted lanternfly is a ...

Winnie completed her training in July and since then has been "spotting" spotted lanternfly in East Tennessee. The destructive insect was first found in Tennessee in 2023. If you've found a spotted ...

State officials say they have confirmed a new population of invasive lanternflies in Michigan, the sixth county in the state where the insect has been identified. “Spotted lanternfly does not pose a ...