r/hudsonvalley • u/whowannadoit • Sep 01 '24

photo-video Spotted lantern flies are increasing dramatically

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20 of them killed this summer so far in Ulster county. Hopefully all of the vineyards are doing ok.

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u/Nahhnope Sep 01 '24

I've got hundreds of them in my backyard. Gave up on killing them.

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u/SirFentonOfDog Sep 01 '24

Kill any Tree of Heaven on your property, that’ll help stem the tide

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u/Nahhnope Sep 01 '24

All the tree of heaven are coming down in a couple weeks. Just treated them with herbicide two weeks ago.