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This Gray-and-Red Insect in Your Yard May Be an Invasive Pest

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The insect appeared consistent with a spotted lanternfly, a species native to Asia that was first detected in the United States in Pennsylvania in 2014. Despite its name, it is a planthopper, not a true fly. Adults grow roughly an inch long, with gray, black-spotted forewings and darker, patterned tips. Their vivid red, black, and white hindwings continue reading …

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