From the Woods Today - Spotted Lanternfly

Episode 158
Aired on June 28, 2023

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Spotted Lanternfly
Citizen Science Pest Surveys
Don't Move Firewood
Report Sightings to: ReportAPest@uky.edu

Tree of Heaven
UK Invasive Plants Site

In this episode of From the Woods Today, we discuss an invasive pest, spotted lanternfly, and how their potential arrival poses a threat to various industries of Kentucky. We also have a segment on tree of heaven, an invasive plant that is the preferred host of the spotted lanternfly.

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