Spotted Lanternfly Takes Hold in Wayne County—What’s Next for Michigan’s Million Dollar Grape Industry?

Floral Pattern Floral Pattern Sunita Somvanshi

[{"selector":"#anim-9140ef95-f866-49a4-8c89-af417bbc453f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c6c1bf61-e3c0-4065-89fd-ce7e7ac01d13","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -100.05514%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-165b7b5b-394e-4cb9-91f6-88159be1ee29","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fed97377-e74f-4c48-aeb3-bb71145fc6c5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6dc8c2c3-c813-44df-86b7-b375b3681a85","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 277.10024%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-144b75e4-e1e6-4ff1-b6e2-c2bacfe4fe1c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a1aa81ae-e287-4ffa-bf2b-a124c1daf9c1","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Floral Pattern Floral Pattern The Spotted Lanternfly has been discovered in three Michigan counties. Photo Source: USDA

[{"selector":"#anim-a0904ddb-8972-4c7e-94ac-c8811479fdae","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c7d48668-dd5c-47e9-8f48-48a7c079a790","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5ecff58b-fcf1-480c-9f76-c9902c7a0217","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5caf8a48-aa3f-4a85-a9c3-764496db4d8c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Floral Pattern Floral Pattern The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) conducted surveys across 20 counties to assess the spread of the pest. Photo Source: USDA

[{"selector":"#anim-ca1a38bb-fff2-400d-afb0-d436c2a88407","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-113ef3f8-9476-400a-bcb6-bbc3c3932f28","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -100.05514%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a0b43881-6ac2-4d77-b054-336a8df9be8c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f4bdc817-83ac-4ecc-acd8-3a90afd7d06d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7030e973-f25c-4b8e-ab95-b35dc9920e90","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b3851d62-6296-421c-9265-815694a12e7c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-451da6ea-ebb0-4370-9f25-7a769d7063c0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 219.29295%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Floral Pattern Floral Pattern The Spotted Lanternfly poses a significant threat to Michigan’s agriculture and forestry industries. Photo Source: USDA

[{"selector":"#anim-3740307d-8312-443d-a961-0ff1f10b2f95","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-152fbe32-2a3a-4b34-9f7e-9d8882ac624b","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bac2a1a1-2fce-4cd6-bf3f-9f4ca4d9f927","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9c52e961-a71a-4bcc-84ce-962ca0ef0de7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Floral Pattern Floral Pattern This pest feeds on over 70 plant species, including grapevines and hardwood trees. Photo Source: USDA

[{"selector":"#anim-9879df15-7010-4490-aeef-4e9d51902870","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-94f7cb04-33a6-4c73-ac0d-a559f674f2d6","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -100.05514%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3febc713-9c88-43b9-a940-2b811d0d2563","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-bf46aa68-5efe-4349-a322-0391a54a1716","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5a729890-35c9-4d4a-a647-296feb9caa1d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 219.29295%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-eef880c1-5848-478d-8af4-e17248c9531c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5e70e8ec-b645-40c6-8e02-aad697b1bb62","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Floral Pattern Floral Pattern The secretions of the Spotted Lanternfly can lead to the growth of sooty mold, which disrupts local ecosystems. Photo Source: USDA

[{"selector":"#anim-43433698-5ee2-4e92-b8de-fe3ca273093f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-523212f2-a0f6-49e0-beca-f58d290e69b2","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b4086e5c-15c1-451b-8a95-9033abe86512","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6ebbe418-dd8e-48e4-8764-6ee546ef0771","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0d2fdda4-8342-4699-ba51-2f4934555159","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3ade1c44-42ba-4277-8d0e-f2fa4551d5c8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Floral Pattern Floral Pattern The public is urged to report sightings of the Spotted Lanternfly through the “See It. Squish It. Report It.” campaign. Photo Source: USDA

[{"selector":"#anim-66e47b82-79d5-4ee4-9840-9d8fb90ef617","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-97abc376-49bd-4766-bc81-c92e859391c4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -100.05514%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6e7692a1-5a5e-4633-a54d-9b5a184b2d85","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-51d7ee0e-75c4-4bfb-be53-d198095e04ab","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6c159412-d8c7-4a56-bbf0-73dc8aa839a6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5ef4ac4d-03b5-4e6f-a5b5-324d4720b6df","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e63d9651-ea25-4262-8305-bad9742c2279","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 219.29295%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Floral Pattern Floral Pattern Quarantine measures and chemical treatments are being considered as part of the response to the infestation. Photo Source: USDA

[{"selector":"#anim-a6efaff2-a5fd-4f80-9393-377972e209d8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-36323b5a-974c-44fb-a591-1d5d76ff5e25","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e8166140-e321-4a7c-957f-ef48fceb3f02","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ab2889b2-5971-4b48-9097-0cd7ff655c34","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-67e082b2-ad7e-4a81-9149-d10a86d65754","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e82565ab-3130-4ffa-a7d3-598e8c66b64c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Floral Pattern Floral Pattern Eradicating the Spotted Lanternfly may prove challenging due to its ability to spread rapidly. Photo Source: USDA

[{"selector":"#anim-6f248d4d-dfe2-4ee4-bc1b-0d6d17bc4376","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2fedd8f7-600d-4e04-94b7-27db218a3bc7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -100.05514%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5730a459-aa65-4adf-bd9b-f3e955cb422b","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":800,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e1179579-5175-4122-8fe1-b8782838abdb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1a311999-70ba-460d-8279-609159477ac8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":4000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a9d20ca8-4a9f-4165-81ff-f1afc8e9a46d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":300,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c579891b-fb82-4ad1-a578-0563344a1387","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 184.94360%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":300,"duration":1300,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Floral Pattern Floral Pattern Learning from the experiences of other states that have dealt with this pest will be crucial for managing the situation effectively. Photo Source: USDA

[{"selector":"#anim-7d8626fc-acb4-4695-9d98-79f9101a82e4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-73047406-ae5c-42af-a96c-a85aa5b0741d","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5803e102-d7dc-4b61-8575-816384fdf7bb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":500,"duration":2500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7a7c1b30-7957-4757-baf4-5e8c58721283","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.18987%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4784b756-6005-486f-a639-415a008ddc72","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-abb5fefb-46c6-4778-8eb2-7af73a7b44c2","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.15)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"forwards"}] Floral Pattern Floral Pattern Learn more

Spotted Lanternfly Takes Hold in Wayne County—What’s Next for Michigan’s Million Dollar Grape Industry?

Next Story

Why The Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat's Struggle for Survival with Just 400 Alive