If you live in these states, the USDA wants you to kill this bug

Look for this insect that could cost millions of states.


Some insects that you probably do not have a problem of courage, whether it's because they bother you or who really rushed you. But others, with theirBeautiful colors or complex wings can give you a break. However, the United States Animals and Health Inspection Service (USDA) warns that one of the most beautiful bugs can be extremely detrimental and it is now hiding in nearly 20% of the states from the country. In fact, if you see it, the USDA asks you to kill it.

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According to the USDA, theSpotted lantern, which is recognizable because of its light brown or scarlet wings with black spots, is dangerous for our cultures and our economies. He has aVoracious appetite For more than 70 plants, some of which are the most essential crops in the United States. More specifically, the officials say that these insects have the potential to "seriously have a serious impact on the industries of the variety, the orchard and the logging of the country" in particular. The extension of Penn State explains that if the spotted Lanterfly continues to go uncontrolled, the insects couldCost of Pennsylvania at least $ 324 million a year and more than 2,800 jobs.

The USDA says the spotted Lanternply "easily spread by self-stopping on vehicles or by laying its eggs on most sides of the flat surface of the crates, propane tanks and equipment stored outside ", which makes it particularly important forCheck your car for these insects before exiting the state. They also teach anyone who sees a spotted lantern to kill her, or specifically, to "remove and destroy them".

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But it's not just the adult bugs you need to search. The nymphs of these insects are black with white spots and they become red before becoming adults. The spotted Lanternfly eggs are manifested in yellowish brown masses that covered a gray and waxy coating just before they hatch. If you see them in any form whatsoever, the USDA tells you to "crush nymphs and adult insects" and "scratching egg masses in a plastic bag containing a disinfectant of the hands or a friction for kill them."

Although the Spotted Lanterfly is from China, it has been made on the USDA in 2014. According to the USDA, the bug was detected for the first time in Pennsylvania, where the majority of them are still found. . But over the past seven years, spotted lanterns have expanded to at least nine different American states. To see if these insects are a threat where you live, read it.

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Connecticut

Old Greenwich, Connecticut
Refuge

2
Delaware

canal next to a dock, restaurant, and roses in the foreground in Lewes, Delaware
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3
Maryland

Bethesda Maryland Home
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4
New Jersey

landscape photo of a beach in Ocean Grove, New Jersey
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5
new York

new york city, central park, lake, bridge
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Ohio

Ohio
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7
Pennsylvania

Cityscape photo of street cars and building in downtown Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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8
Virginia

storefronts on main street Culpeper Virginia
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Western Virginia

landscape photo of Harper's Ferry, West Virginia at sunset
Refuge

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