Update: The long war on spotted lanternflies
We return to our episode about the spotted lanternfly, with an update on how the "great hitchhiker" has spread over the summer and the tools being used to combat it.
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Spotted lanternflies colonize trees along a pathway on the banks of the Green Lane Reservoir in Berks County, Pa., on September 16, 2018. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
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We return to our episode about the spotted lanternfly with an update from Penn State entomologist Amy Korman on how the “great hitchhiker” has spread over the summer and the tools being used to combat it.
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