I know our mission is to bring the benefits of bugs to people and planet, but that doesn’t mean we won’t cover bad bugs, either…
We told you about this problem a couple of months ago, and it has not gone away.
“Last fall, Berks County and 12 other southeastern Pennsylvania counties saw just how destructive spotted lanternfly could be as the pest multiplied exponentially in their yards, on trees and on vines,” said Fred Strathmeyer, a deputy state secretary of agriculture. “That destructive potential is multiplied further by the ability of this invasive pest to lay eggs and hitchhike on vehicles and cargo, threatening commerce of agricultural and nonagricultural products alike…By investing time and personnel to inspect vehicles and shipments for eggs, and changing the way they do business to safeguard against transporting insects, businesses can do a great deal to ensure this pest does not reach further beyond those counties that are already quarantined, helping to protect commerce and our ability to access other markets.”
