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Quakerfriend

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6. Loads of them on my grape vines this year

Reply to Probatim (Original post)

Mon Aug 21, 2023, 03:34 PM

Aug 2023

I refuse to use forever chemicals and banding the trees can kill birds etc.

I hope someone comes up with a way to eradicate them soon- by way of genetic engineering to prevent reproduction.

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Spotted Lanternflies [View all] Probatim Aug 2023 OP

Have seen a few here in Northern Delaware, but you must be getting most of them Walleye Aug 2023 #1

I still remember the first season they appeared in Berks Co. Otto_Harper Aug 2023 #2

What is the bottom line problem MOMFUDSKI Aug 2023 #3

They pretty much kill all of the trees.. (NT) Otto_Harper Aug 2023 #5

went to Penn State ag progress days to ask about this, gfwzig Aug 2023 #4

Loads of them on my grape vines this year Quakerfriend Aug 2023 #6

I was hoping they could develop some variant on Bacillus Thuringiensis Otto_Harper Aug 2023 #7

Yes! Something like that would be perfect. Quakerfriend Aug 2023 #9

Got a load of them on Grant Street downtown Pittsburgh unweird Aug 2023 #8

I was seeing tons of them in early/mid June FakeNoose Aug 2023 #10

I read your post on that day - much more informative than my RFI. Probatim Aug 2023 #11

I remember first hearing about these back in 2019 BumRushDaShow Aug 2023 #12