Spotted lanternfly control in Berks set back by funding cuts
But the fate of the project is up in the air. Berks County Conservation District officials fear they have lost state funding to help control the pest that threatens agricultural industries and businesses like M&E, a shooting range at the 185-acre Wing Pointe hunting preserve. - Advertisement - If funding is found, it will be too late for a large-scale attack this year, said Evan Corrondi, conservation district outreach specialist. The bugs are more than an inconvenience to M&E's roughly 150 customers a week, said Jen Biegler, co-owner of the business. "The lanternfly excrement gets al...
Source: berksmontnews.com