From the Woods Today - Spotted Lanternfly and Spongy Moths

Episode 107
Aired on June 8, 2022

Resources and Web links for June 8 Segments:

Spotted Lanternfly and Spongy Moths
Arthro-Pod EP 110: The Spongy Moth and Trouvelot's Bad Idea (Podcast)
Slow the Spread (STS) Program

Pesky Plants
UK Invasive Plants Site
iNaturalist

In this episode of From the Woods Today, Dr. Jonathan Larson discusses two invasive species that pose distinct hazards to Kentucky woodlands and shares information about a citizen science effort to report sightings of them or their hosts to help monitor for these hungry critters. We also have our monthly Pesky Plant segment, as well as our Tree of the Week.

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