Spotted lanternflies are back in New York City this summer … and for the foreseeable future.
When they started showing up in the region about a half-decade ago, the advice to New Yorkers was direct: Stomp the little buggers. But researchers and state officials say that’s essentially futile at this point.
“We know that it isn’t going to eliminate them, really. To be perfectly frank, all of the management options that we have on the table right now are not going to eliminate spotted lanternfly,” said Chris Logue, the director of the state Division of Plants at the Department of Agriculture and Markets…