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New study finds that native trees are capable of recovering from lanternfly damage in times of less intense feeding

In 2012, when the spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) arrived in the U.S. from its home in China, scientists, land managers, and growers were understandably concerned that the sap-feeding insect would damage native and commercial trees. New long-term research led by Penn State has discovered that hardwood trees, such as maple, willow and birch, may be less vulnerable than initially thought.

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Five Penn State faculty members have been elected to the 2022 cohort of American Association for the Advancement of Science fellows — the largest general scientific society, according to a

Short-term, heaving feeding by adult spotted lanternflies on young maple trees inhibits photosynthesis, potentially impairing the tree’s growth by up to 50 percent, according to a new study by Penn

Bradley J. Cardinale named head of Department of Ecosystem Science & Management December 16, 2020 UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Bradley J. Cardinale, professor and director of the Cooperative Institute for Great Lakes Research in the School for Environment and Sustainability at the University of Michigan, has been named head of Penn States Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, effective Jan. 4, 2021. Cardinale will succeed David Eissenstat, professor of woody plant physiology. Eissenstat h...