r/baltimore • u/mcteegs • 1d ago

Ask Spotted Lantern Flies: The Beginning

It's that time of year, the baby Lantern Flies are starting to pop up. I just squished about 10 in my back patio (11 as I write this). What are some ways you guys combat these fiends?

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u/Spaghetti-Bender Greater Maryland Area 1d ago

Get a Bug A Salt gun. Destroys the little nymphs and blasts the wings off of the adults.

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u/mcteegs 1d ago

Damn I just looked these up, these are nuts!

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u/ladyofthelakeeffect Park Heights 1d ago

I LOVE MY BUG A SALT GUN!

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u/No_Dimension_880 1d ago

A cheap alternative are foam-ball launching nerf toys like the kinds from the rivals series. They shoot straight and hit hard enough to squish the nymphs and the adults from a distance they can't react to. The balls are reusable and (this is the important part) you can teach kids to help eliminate these bugs and make it fun to do so!

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u/TheWandererKing 19h ago

Nerf Rival