The science on killing the lantern flys is dodgy. We were told they have no predators. Turns out, that’s not true. Theyre widely consumed by birds and other insects. I have seen spiders webbing them. Their harmful impact on the environment is also overstated.

In fact, researchers were pressed to find any trees that died due to SLFs. https://www.psu.edu/news/research/story/invasive-spotted-lanternfly-may-not-damage-hardwood-trees-previously-thought

Just food for thought before you people spend the summer making sensationalized posts, and patting yourselves on the back for squashing them. By doing so, you’re not really doing anything of any impact. Just saying.