‘The actor Kieran Culkin, known for his role as Roman Roy in “Succession,” was observed employing this tactic in Brooklyn last month, using one shoe to destroy, by his audible count, at least 70 lanternflies. One bystander declared him “a true N.Y.C. hero.”’

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#SpottedLanternfly #Lanternfly #NYC #KieranCulkin #Succession

Why spotted lanternflies are back and worse than ever in the U.S.

The Week compiles various stories in this explainer: https://flip.it/TrgzF5

#Lanternfly #Bugs #Entomology #Environment

How about we make the #lanternfly's venomous to the rats? That might actually do something. #NYC Summer is balls.

Proposal: Soylent Green is lantern flies?

#lanternfly

First spotted #lanternfly I’ve seen. It landed on my lap. I murdered it. Then took a picture. #insects

SONOFA!!!!!! I haven’t seen Lantern Flies EVER by me and I’ve now killed like 10 this week!! Hazelnut actually hunted this sucker and pointed it out to us! #bug #lanternfly #macro #sonycamera #sonya7rv #AdobeLightroom

Inwood Hill park, Manhattan. A tree with a sticky belt to trap spotted lantern flies. August 2023.

#Thicktrunktuesday #lanternfly #invasivespecies #newyorkcity #StreetPhotography

The spotted #lanternfly situation here in Pittsburgh is already off the hook and it’s going to keep on rising geometrically. Every bush and tree—even the walls and porches of the houses in my neighborhood—is crawling with them. They could have done something about this last year when it wasn’t yet out of control, but all they did was track the numbers and ask people to step on them. Now it’s too late.

“Why didn’t you do something?”
“We did: we said, ‘Uh-oh.’”

#InvasiveSpecies #ecology

My balcony is a battlefield strewn with the corpses of my enemies.

#lanternfly #Queens #theyareeverywhere

#Entomologist and #ecologist professionals of Mastodon, be honest: did we ever have a chance to stop the spread of the Spotted #Lanternfly through individual action (scraping, smashing, taping) once it had taken hold on a certain region, or was it just a mea culpa and way to make outdoor enthusiasts feel like they had any agency?

The vine growing on the front of our house is covered with spotted #lanternfly nymphs. Time to go on a bug murder spree.

#Pittsburgh

Is it just me or does a northern flicker resemble a spotted lanternfly more than it needs to?.. 🤔 #birds #lanternfly #nature #insects

Referenced link: https://phys.org/news/2023-03-human-largely-responsible-invasive-lanternfly.html
Discuss on https://discu.eu/q/https://phys.org/news/2023-03-human-largely-responsible-invasive-lanternfly.html

Originally posted by Phys.org / @physorg_com: http://nitter.platypush.tech/physorg_com/status/1636745219977756672#m

Researchers find human transportation largely responsible for spread of invasive spotted #lanternfly @UDelaware @SciReports https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-25989-3 https://phys.org/news/2023-03-human-largely-responsible-invasive-lanternfly.html

What an odd looking insect the spotted lantern fly nymph is. #InsektenSamstag #insectSaturday #macro #Macrophotography #lanternfly #pest
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Today's lanternfly of the day is Cerogenes auricoma! One of the most ridiculous and spectacular species in Central America, not only does it possess enormous waxy tails but also beautiful golden locks as well. I could not even begin to tell you what is going on with these insects but they are truly a sight to behold. #LanternflyOTD #Lanternfly #Insects #Nature

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Today's lanternfly of the day is Pyrops itoi! The second of the two bright green leaf-like Pyrops (but no less beautiful), this species differs from Pyrops cultellatus only subtly. The two species may occur sympatrically in peninsular Malaysia.

#Lanternfly #LanternflyOTD #Insects #Nature

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Today's lanternfly of the day is Pyrops viridirostris! Also known as the green-snout lanternfly. Remember the dark-horned lanternfly? This species is very similar to that one, except, well, the snout is green (maybe a little bit blue to my eyes tbh). I appreciate how there is no nomenclatural consistency in the English common names of these species: "dark horn" vs "green snout" vs "red nose" , etc #LanternflyOTD #Lanternfly #Insects #Nature

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Today's lanternfly of the day is Pyrops delessertii! The genus Pyrops is centered about Indochina and the Malayan archipelago, with nearly all species endemic to that general region; this species is one of the exceptions. Found in western India, this is the furthest west ranging member of the genus. Apart from a similar species found in Sri Lanka, it is a fairly distinctive species. #Lanternfly #LanternflyOTD #Insects #Nature

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Today's lanternfly of the day is Pyrops delessertii! The genus Pyrops is centered about Indochina and the Malayan archipelago, with nearly all species endemic to that general region; this species is one of the exceptions. Found in western India, this is the furthest west ranging member of the genus. Apart from a similar species found in Sri Lanka, it is a fairly distinctive species. #Lanternfly #LanternflyOTD #Insects #Nature

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Today's lanternfly of the day is Pyrops spinolae! Also known as the dark-horned lanternfly. There are many other species with a similar wing pattern, but this one can be distinguished by - you guessed it - the dark "horn" (in combination with other more subtle details). The species is one of the most common and widespread lanternfies in continental southeast Asia. #Lanternfly #LanternflyOTD #Insects #Nature

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