BLACKSBURG, Va. (WFXR) — The fight to keep the lanternfly off and away is coming back. Spotted lanternflies that have overwintered in egg masses are about to hatch and make their debut mid-to-late April, according to Virginia Tech entomologist, Eric Day. “The spotted lanternfly is well-established up and down the East Coast and in Virginia,” […]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Spotted laternflies are storming in. What can you do to help? Stomp. In mid to late April, Virginia Tech entomologist Eric Day said the spotted lanternflies are about to hatch and reappear in the area. Day manages the Insect Identification Lab in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Department of Entomology. “The spotted lanternfly […]