LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — The first spotted lanternfly was identified in north Fayette County in the second half of 2025. It continues a trend of the bug moving into new counties across Kentucky. Now, ...

Frostbite was the bitter end for many spotted lanternflies this month as cold weather finally settled into Ohio. But even as the adults die off, the impact of the invasive insects was hard to miss ...

Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources has confirmed the presence of the invasive spotted lanternfly in ...

The spotted lanternfly has descended on fruit orchards and maple trees and much of the mid-Atlantic region. It's an invasive species that can overtake and kill grapevines. So one vineyard in Virginia ...

“I have one message to my neighbors: if you see it, squish it!” Virginia Democrat Eugene Vindman said. A bipartisan group of House lawmakers — including Agriculture Chair Glenn Thompson — is teaming ...