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Laurel: To learning lessons. Yes, it’s that time of year again. Buses are rolling. Lunches are being packed. School is opening. Franklin Regional students were back in classrooms Wednesday, with many others close behind. Over the next week, most children will be at desks, logged into computers or sitting on

When Moshe Marvit got off work in Green Tree this week, he noticed that every single car in the parking lot was covered in spotted lanternflies. “There were tens of thousands of them in a small space,” said Marvit, a lawyer who lives in Pittsburgh’s Greenfield neighborhood. “It felt like

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Stomp ’em, smash ’em, squash ’em. But, by all means, kill them. That’s what the state Department of Agriculture recommends when people encounter a spotted lanternfly. “It’s not easy; they’re really fast,” said Sandy Feather, an educator at the Penn State Extension, laughing. People also can report sightings by visiting

The best kind of spotted lanternfly is a dead spotted lanternfly, agricultural experts say. The spotted lanternfly is an invasive insect that has spread throughout Pennsylvania and other states. While the bug poses no threat to 
people, it is a danger to trees and other flora. Spotted lanternflies cause damage

A new Penn State Extension weekly podcast, titled “Keeping it Green,” is aimed at ornamental plant professionals and enthusiasts, according to a Penn State Agricultural Science release.

The egg masses look like a lump of mud and can be found almost anywhere, but experts say they particularly enjoy rusty metal surfaces.