Beautiful but deadly, the spotted lanternfly

By Mollie Kate Clayton

Well, fellow wine lovers, it’s time for action! The spotted lanternflies are causing chaos to

our vines all across Pennsylvania. They are even quarantined all across Bucks and Berks County.

These insects puncture our beautiful grapes and drain the wonderful juices from them. Not

worried about our vines? How about pear, apple, peaches, and even some hardwood floors? These

pests go after all of these things as well. Have you seen one of these bugs? They are about an

inch long with spotted red and white wings each lanternfly is different in pattern. The best

thing to do for our vines is to kill them as soon as you see them. We have seen one here at the

Bishop Estate Vineyard and Winery in Perkasie Pa, if you haven’t seen one of these bugs yet,

you may have come across one of their egg masses. These masses are gray or light

pink in color and are laid on tree bark they look similar to chewed bubble gum stuck on the

trunk. The best way to get rid of these eggs is to scrape them off of the tree put them into a

sealed plastic bag and throw them away. These lanternflies come from China, India, Japan,

and Vietnam, but we are unsure of how they made their way to the United States.

Lanternflies also were able to survive the harsh winters we have had in Pa the

past few years, which worries the plant-based industry. These bugs are more likely to crawl

because they can only fly for short periods of time. Step up to action and kill these

lanternflies as soon as you see one!  SAVE THE WINE!!!!  Thank you!

Beautiful but deadly, the spotted lanternfly

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