Alejandro Calixto News Today

"It's not in New York. We don't have any confirmations in the state of New York at this moment," said Dr. Alejandro Calixto the Director of the New York State Integrated Pest Management Program at Cornell University.

Invasive pest has kill-on-sight orders as major metropolitan areas including New York City attempt to contain the spread of the invasive species

Public investment in agricultural research supports farmers, food security, economic development and environmental sustainability, Cornell researchers told New York Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado during a tour Aug. 26 of Cornell AgriTech facilities in Geneva, New York.

Specialty crop entomologists from Cornell AgriTech and the New York State Integrated Pest Management Program (NYSIPM) will use a three-year, $450,000 grant from the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets to evaluate alternatives for con

The messaging is clear, if you spot a Spotted Lanternfly you should squash it while shouting, "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds."

The invasive spotted lanternfly has spread to a growing number of counties in New York state, including Rockland County and Orange County.

ITHACA — The spotted lanternfly — an invasive, destructive pest with a wide range of hosts including grapes, apples, hops, maple and walnut — has spread to a growing number