Invasive spotted lanternfly spotted in more Piedmont Triad counties after 1st being found in Kernersville

(WGHP) — The invasive spotted lanternfly has been found in three more North Carolina counties, including two more in the Piedmont Triad, according to an NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services news release.

When spotted lanternfly populations were found in Forsyth County and Guilford County in 2022, the NCDa&CS sent teams out to survey and treat for spotted lanternfly throughout the upper Piedmont to reduce the potential impact.

Spotted lanternflies have been rapidly spreading since they were first identified in Pennsylvania in 2014…

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