Spotted lanternflies: A new way to tackle the invasion

[@lilyouyou]

They’re definitely adapting to the nyc life. Last year they were easier to squash and kill, but this year they are ducking and weaving our feet.

[@Matthew_80]

Duck and weave deez nuts

[@michaelharrisjr]

It's like they knew our every move

[@cpcxgsr]

Meanwhile in MDV area, native birds and other predators have figured out that Latern flies are not poisonous and are consuming them. The latern fly population in DC area are dropping dramatically. With that said, it'll probably be the same up here. Just a matter of time and evolution to do its thing

[@MegaTraum420nyc]

we gonna have Chinese wasp problems next

[@frozenllama23]

Everything bad comes from china no lie 😂

[@superbrownbrown]

*Then when the wasps get out of control, what then?*

[@IsabellePodrasky]

Reminds me of a classic Simpsons episode with the Bolivian Tree Lizard. Principal Skinner said after the Bolivian Tree Lizard eats all of the pigeons, they were going to introduce a type of venomous snake, and then use a type of carnivorous gorilla to eat the snakes, and then the gorillas would freeze to death in the winter. Makes you wonder, after the wasps, what other species would be introduced to handle them?

[@apara2005]

I agree with the person...please no wasp that can sting/bite us!!! The latern flies are harmless....except to agriculture of course 😂

[@cruise2kx]

Sounds like another bad idea. Like killer bees.

[@sodhog6311]

We live in the 5 county area where the lanternflies first started. They were bad for a couple years but i haven't seen one here in like 2 or 3 years. Penn State came out and said they are not as bad as first predicted. I find unhatched eggs in our firewood all the time. Honestly if Praying mantis are so great and rare and they eat lanternflies maybe that's what we should breed

[@aromano8945]

They are a problem for a couple of years then the native creatures learn to eat them. We had tons two years ago and just a couple this year

[@justjokinntokin5474]

These things are everywhere on Long Island 😡

[@pokemonmanic3595]

Yeah they’re now on the tree I park under at work

[@quangminhnguyen7017]

I was at Jones beach couple days ago.. I even saw them on the water where I swam, they're just all over. But i encountered these idk what you call them; they're like small flies but they bite so annoying lol

[@quangminhnguyen7017]

I'm not sure lol could be. We have horse flies in Quebec.. I recall they're kind of big but these are like "baby" flies really tiny. :)

[@frozenllama23]

There everywhere around my house in pa 😂 Everytime I go out I see one during the day

[@j-sonS]

i'm on the east end and i have started to see them recently too.

[@killbyte]

What will the wasps eat once they consume all the spotted lantern flies?

[@stephenmartini5890]

EV's!

[@TomLinkens]

Here in Pennsylvania, birds and praying mantis have realized that spotted lanternflies are safe to eat. So they have been eating lanternflies.

[@edduardoandrade2000]

Mmm what birds we need them in Long Island ny those insects are everywhere 😢😢😢

[@summertime11413]

These Scientists are nuts! Wasps!!! I'd prefer the harmless flies

[@James13234]

dont complain if your food products get really expensive because of them. but if the wasps eat something else, we’re screwed

[@keananspach6341]

I will echo what some others have said. They were horrendous in 2020, less every year since. Only saw a few this year.

[@bobbiac]

Bad idea. Look what happened literally every other time we have done this

[@AnthonyHoll]

Bees are now eating then

[@deanevangelista6359]

My backyard abuts wooded parkland near DC. I still haven't seen one of these pests.

[@samrah25]

No thx. I'll take lantern flies. Wasp are you 4 real?

[@Faize]

This is why they need to watch what people bring from other countries

[@MyIOnU]

I guess they've never learned!!!

[@Eleanor-hn4vg]

No more wasps please! 👎🏻

[@marshallbrown2072]

Get rid of the darned Tree of Heaven. Squash them, but they feed off the tree. The Tree of Heaven is right there in the video with the nymphs feeding off it.

[@NYBrandywineTree]

Everybody should watch great moments in unintended consequences

[@stephenmartini5890]

Make a mixture of water and dish washing soup in a spray bottle. The soap coats the wings and they can't fly or hop.

[@adriand817]

Can they train insects in the lab to eat them so they can teach others?

[@LinTrueCrimeProject]

did you hear the word CHINA at all? nope.

[@robertlucas8104]

Barn spiders are helping us out a lot.

[@princejjstuff]

It’s already here I took a picture of it in my back yard

[@wileecoyote5749]

Be more concerned with "Asylum Seeker" invasion

[@Eagle00pr]

😂😂😂😂 that’s right!

[@spoopyradicalsnake]

can't stop G-D's judgement, look up John Edwards quoting judgement in 2001, they knew it was coming

[@LeahMorrison-g4u]

It’s all interconnected globalist crap

[@LeahMorrison-g4u]

It’s all interconnected globalist crap

[@crazymeteorites3653]

The spiders by us destroy these things our yard is FULL of spiders it’s crazy.

[@apara2005]

😮

[@Handle-q6x]

Yeah, it’s a good idea until it’s not. Seems like this idea has backfired before.

[@earlymorningtwilight9119]

We are very concerned with the invasion of immigrant bugs, plants,and fish that are destroying our land but not invasion of people who can harm our citizens.

[@michael_caz_nyc]

"Facts"

[@ronaldpettie2243]

Yeah measles are back and now they're testing blood donations for evidence of malaria.. don't leave out TB

[@ericwtfsky]

yes, get over it grandpa. did you get hurt? no, stop whining

[@brilliantradience]

between the weird bugs and mushrooms sprouting all over the place an alien invasion is immanent

[@lynyun]

They said so much but didn’t say how the wasp was gonna get controlled if they were introduced. 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@davidzimmerman3778]

This is how Amongst Us begins

[@Fridgepictures]

Leave them alone they arev beautiful and birds will eat them

[@aliciac.5292]

I saw one today and had no idea . So cute though . In orange ct.

[@HeartBreakBros]

They been saying this for 2 years wat the hell taking so long

[@msa4548]

The moth population is dropping, native critters in NA are eating them.

[@PieEatinJabronibeatin]

Just wait a couple years They’ll go away

[@jusferstuff4597]

pretty sure ive seen those red guys in queens or manhattan in the last few months

[@leelee185]

Abolish all bugs, thankyou

[@wilson24kobe]

What is the name of the wasp

[@NovemberBaseball]

lol 1:29 came out of nowhere

[@toyshika1978]

Nope nope nope keep yo bees lol

[@Theinspirationalrogue]

What happened with those big spiders from Asia we supposedly were getting?

[@kathleenturner6375]

Vinegar

[@josephb8268]

Will the WASP have an impact on our butterfly population's?

[@ChastityPinedaTV]

Then the wasp will invade lol

[@mrmarksman718]

Praying mantis

[@maxxstackz9259]

Classical biological control.. hmmm, seems like they tried this on humans first

[@Eagle00pr]

Scary… you are absolutely right and unfortunately, many still don’t believe that’s what happened during the Pandemic.

[@maxxstackz9259]

Stay woke my friend !

[@JuanCarlosRojas-g1z]

You mean like covid 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ln4148]

idiocy

[@SpamHunter]

Ummm no