A spotted lanternfly is seen on the roof of an apartment in New York this week. What Thomas saw were spotted lanternflies, a visually arresting, fast-spreading invasive species – that New Yorkers are under strict instructions to kill. Not so the spotted lanternfly. Joshua Nunez, 13, shows off the body of a spotted lanternfly. In their original habitat in China, spotted lanternfly numbers are kept low by parasitic wasps.

Source: The Guardian August 15, 2022 19:03 UTC