Mob of invasive spotted lanternflies appear on DC area’s weather radar

Since crossing into Maryland in 2018, the spotted lanternfly has increasingly left its sticky mark across the D.C. area, damaging plants and pestering residents.

The invasive species’ latest show of force painted the weather radar Thursday.

“It’s going to be partly cloudy, with a chance of lanternflies here in the DMV,” said Michael Raupp, professor emeritus at the University of Maryland and the self-proclaimed “Bug Guy.”…

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