Researchers at the USDA-ARS Appalachian Fruit Research Station—working in partnership with Virginia Tech, Penn State, Rutgers University, and others—are leading a multi-state initiative, Areawide Management of the Invasive Spotted Lanternfly and Tree of Heaven. This project aims to suppress populations of both invasive species to improve ecosystem health, reduce insecticide use in vineyards, protect pollinators, and minimize crop losses. Your input is vital. Help guide this important research by taking a brief survey about how Spotted Lanternfly is—or could—impact your business as it spreads. Your responses will help shape future management strategies.  Take the survey now.

Seven years since the Spotted Lanternfly was discovered in a quarry around 60 miles northwest of Philadelphia, it remains a time bomb to the Mid-Atlantic wine industry and a potential threat as far west as California... The post Battlelines of the Eastern Front of the War on the Spotted Lanternfly appeared first on Wine Industry Advisor. Url:https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2021/05/06/eastern-front-war-on-the-spotted-lanternfly?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eastern-front-war-on-the-spotted-lanternfly Published Date:Thu, 06 May 2021 19:09:19 +0000