Village Of Hastings-On-Hudson: Hastings Conservation Commission: Notice To All Residents: Invasive Insect Emergency - Spotted Lanternfly

Press release from the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson:

August 16, 2021

A spotted lanternfly (SLF) has been identified in Hastings at the corner of Scenic and Ferndale.

If you see this invasive pest, please please please kill it and notify the Conservation Commission and NYS DEC. SLFs have devastated areas of Pennsylvania and are now chewing their way through
New Jersey.

• Here's a handy ID sheet
• And here is advice on how to remove these insects from your property.

SLF is a beautiful-looking insect, so it may seem counterintuitive to smash it, but hordes of them are on their way and they will quickly damage area trees. In addition, they leave a sticky mess behind which is wholly unpleasant. Next summer, you may find your outdoor furniture coated in a sticky residue and the flies landing on your neck or fluttering in your face.

We won't be able to keep Hastings entirely safe from these insects but citizen campaigns to eradicate them WILL make a difference.

This press release was produced by the Village of Hastings-on-Hudson. The views expressed here are the author’s own.