LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — The first spotted lanternfly was identified in north Fayette County in the second half of 2025. It continues a trend of the bug moving into new counties across Kentucky. Now, ...

Spotted lanternflies are adapting to the pressures of city life such as heat, pollution, and pesticides, according to genomic analyses of the invasive ...

Spotted lanternflies have infested large parts of Massachusetts, including Great Barrington to the west, the Springfield and Worcester areas, Lawrence, Greater Boston, and much of northern Bristol ...

Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources has confirmed the presence of the invasive spotted lanternfly in ...

The spotted lanternfly has descended on fruit orchards and maple trees and much of the mid-Atlantic region. It's an invasive species that can overtake and kill grapevines. So one vineyard in Virginia ...