If you’ve seen spotted lanternflies on your property, you’ll need to get rid of them fast. While these tiny bugs may look harmless, they can cause damage to your plants or crops.
The first thing to know about the Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) is that it’s not actually a fly. Emma Grace Crumbley, entomologist at Mosquito Squad, tells us that it’s yet another insect that ends in “fly” (like dragonfly, damselfly, and scorpionfly), that’s not a true fly. “Spotted lanternflies are members of the order Hemiptera, the insect order for ‘true bugs,’” she says. “Hemipterans are known for their piercing/sucking mouthparts, which they use to suck fluids from plants and other insects.”
