UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — With Penn State’s academic year and football season starting soon, thousands of people will be visiting Happy Valley, and the University wants to make sure they are not spreading the spotted lanternfly, an invasive pest that feeds on more than 100 types of plants. “The spotted lanternfly is a well-known hitchhiker, […]

HIGHLAND, N.Y. — Jim O’Connell, Sr. Resource Educator with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ulster County (CCEUC), in partnership with Emma Jenks, 4H Educator with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Dutchess County (CCEDC), is pleased to offer a workshop on Youth for the Quality Care of Animals (YQCA) on January 5th 6:30-8:30pm, at the Hudson Valley Research […]

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — With Penn State’s academic year and football season underway, thousands of students, families and fans are converging on Happy Valley, and the University wants to make sure they are not bringing with them an unwanted hitchhiker — the spotted lanternfly — a pest that feeds on more than 70 types of plants. […]

PHILADELPHIA (THE CONVERSATION) — The spotted lanternfly was first detected in Pennsylvania in 2014 and has since spread to 26 counties in that state and at least six other eastern states. It’s moving into southern New England, Ohio and Indiana. This approximately 1-inch-long species from Asia has attractive polka-dotted front wings but can infest and […]