They jump like crazy! Got tired of all of this, so I pulled out a propane torch and fried the little buggers.
@NY_Memories Жыл бұрын
In addition to killing the bugs, it is also extremely important to look for their eggs and destroy them as well. They place their eggs on trees and cover them with a light grey covering that looks like dried out mud. If you see patches like that on tree trunks, scrape off the muddy patch and crush the eggs.
@throwingsparks2 жыл бұрын
A solution of Dawn dish soap and vinegar in a spray bottle works also.
@BizarroLanigirod2 жыл бұрын
Soap and vinegar absolutely does not work unless u drown them.
@siunami6432 Жыл бұрын
Is soap okay for gardens? Like I'm worried about stunting plant growth
@manfromyard3143 Жыл бұрын
Strong solution of dawn and water in a spray bottle works for the nymph. Not sure about the adults. This is my first year
@cooky_2076 Жыл бұрын
Can you add epsom salts to the Dawn and vinegar?
@athenaparish72 Жыл бұрын
What kind of vinegar white distilled?
@eb-pi1pv2 жыл бұрын
Approach them from the front. They can't see you and you can step on them. Apparently they can only look behind themselves.
@renatofrancorosas13972 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all the info; I found plenty in NJ. I stepped on them 💪🏼. But please keep making videos on this topic :). People need to know
@thomastuorto9929 Жыл бұрын
First time I seen them, July 2022. One lands on my forearm (at Sandy Hook NRA, NJ) & I smack it & feel bad thinking I squashed a type of butterfly. 2 days later on you tube I see a vid with a picture about them. In tidal zone where the waves wash up they were all over the place. A few more landed on me & my cooler over the week or 2. I guess they migrate because they were heading north. Next stop, Brooklyn, Battery Park, Queens, Central Park & then upstate NY. A lot of bad things make it's way over here from other countries. The US is too lenient with its policies.
@kevinkelly15293 жыл бұрын
*Tree of HEAVEN (opposite of hell) not Tree of Haven Lanternflies do not spread their leaves.
@christineb81482 жыл бұрын
Netting over sticky tape is important to keeping birds unstuck too
@andreas.47642 жыл бұрын
I’ve read chicken wire can be used to protect birds from the sticky tape. Unfortunately, it doesn’t protect useful pollinators like bees and butterflies
@ciaragarrity64252 жыл бұрын
Christine thank you for the suggestion!
@ciaragarrity64252 жыл бұрын
@@andreas.4764 That is true! There should be a bag trap that only attracts lattern flies, there is a bag trap for Japanese Beetles, and those apparently do not trap bees and other bugs.
@aasiyahlover Жыл бұрын
I just found out what the nymphs look like and have been spraying them with dawn and water. It's killing them but I have a rather dumb question... when they lay the eggs on the tree, why do they crawl up from the bottom. I see this happening, but I don't know why they start out below if they're already on the tree. Sorry for my ignorance 😄 and thanks for all the info! 💙
@Slaythehippies3 жыл бұрын
If you squish them get them facing forward. They can't jump backwards and it's super easy to get em. Also Brakleen kills them on contact.
@nickabel82793 жыл бұрын
Second both of these
@kevinkelly15293 жыл бұрын
Brakleen. 😂 Oven cleaner would probably work, also. 😂 You can suck them up with a vacuum cleaner too.
@Slaythehippies3 жыл бұрын
@@kevinkelly1529 I work in a diesel shop, so Brakleen comes naturally
@juteeb4955 Жыл бұрын
Brakleen brake parts cleaner? Is that ok on stuff you eat?
@Slaythehippies Жыл бұрын
@@juteeb4955 yes. hell no.
@starsourcer2 жыл бұрын
I just found your channel and not even 5 minutes in and LOVE that we are going to talk about non toxic ways to get rid of them. I'm obsessed with finding them and squash them.
@emilstalzer85532 жыл бұрын
Try free range chickens , turkeys and especially Guinea fowl they eat them up like candy so far it’s been working for me
@AChickandaDuck2 жыл бұрын
This might explain why I have yet to see any despite them being confirmed in my county! I have free range chickens and ducks.
@lenusik75 Жыл бұрын
Just be carful if you have trees of heaven in your landscape,because if lantern fly is feeding on them then they are poisonous to birds. I learn this unfortunately on my own chickens . One of them accidentally ate one and died few hours later , foam was coming from her peak. 😢
@loism3782 Жыл бұрын
@@lenusik75thanks for this info!
@gemini_7610 Жыл бұрын
These things have made it to BERRYVILLE,VA. and Winchester VA.
@blakespower Жыл бұрын
yeah I noticed the little nymph stage bugs black with white spots. but havent seen these huge clusters of adults yet, I live in Maryland
@luzhernandez8207 Жыл бұрын
OMG I HAVE THAT THINGS IN MY GARDEN FOR THE FIRST TIMES. IN LONG BRANCH NEW JERSEY.
@timhallas4275 Жыл бұрын
I found that a mixture of paint thinner, dish soap and water, sprayed with a hand held pump sprayer is very effective on both the red nymphs and the adults. It doesn't seem to harm the trees or foliage that these bugs are found on. You can make a gallon of this mixture for about $1 and it will kill up to 5,000 bugs.
@Nywindshieldcrackrepair Жыл бұрын
I used Dawn soap and Vinger inside of a garden hose and sprayed them on the trees and they died very quickly.
@mareekatz3 жыл бұрын
Flip flops work really well too 🙂😉
@thegardensquared40143 жыл бұрын
Lol my neighbor bought me a fly swatter after watching me jumping around on one foot trying to squish them with my shoe, now all I have to do is remember to Carry it around with me all the time 🤣🤣🤣
@yuukisama20013 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣 Better carry a pair with you everywhere you go to do business. Conceal Carry Flip Flops.
@JohnWest42 жыл бұрын
Wayne, NJ. Saw a bunch of black dotted nymphs on my hops vines. I duct taped a piece of 1/4" id plastic tubing on the end of a Dyson vacuum and could effectively pick them all off the plants. They seem to love the hops . They didn't seem to mind the tube until it was too late.
@ibrahim1217012 жыл бұрын
In Paramus, I’m seeing the nymphs everywhere. Only a matter of time before they become adults and infest north jersey:(
@JohnWest42 жыл бұрын
@@ibrahim121701 get your vacuum out now!!
@ibrahim1217012 жыл бұрын
@@JohnWest4 what do you do after you suck them all up in the Dyson? I have one myself.
@JohnWest42 жыл бұрын
@@ibrahim121701 a gallon zip lock. Open bag. Place over the bottom door... open door into bag. A few drops of alcohol seems to take its toll.
@ibrahim1217012 жыл бұрын
@@JohnWest4 thank you. Now time to kill these suckers!
@cynthiamazzoli7241 Жыл бұрын
Wetting your fly wattier with water really helps to smush them! Works great!!
@evelynvongizycki10173 жыл бұрын
Here in Jersey City New Jersey they fly away from me sometimes
@Iam-me Жыл бұрын
I tried to crush with my feet but it jump very fast , faster than grasshooper Its a lot in NY now
@taurusnbr1 Жыл бұрын
I saw a vid of a young lady who wrapped a loose net around the tree leaving a tunnel like opening which the bugs couldn’t get out of . Once in the net, they don’t feed anymore, they climb on the mesh material and starve and die
@anthony_galati2 жыл бұрын
Hand squishing: If you cover them with your hand very slowly, they usually don't try to hop and it's easy to pick them up. I've done this and gotten as much as 5 or 7 at a time. If not squishing: Put a disposable water bottle over them and they will jump in. You can get a few and then stomp on it, dump them out and get more. I like to have one bottle for capturing, dump them into another bottle, and that is the gross one that gets stomped. The really thin plastic bottles are best.
@blakespower Жыл бұрын
not going to do much unless you go on the sides of the roads with a million people squishing all the bugs you find
@anthony_galati Жыл бұрын
@@blakespower There are a lot of them. I think that at some point, the government will need to initiate a program to create sterile gmo lantern flies and release them into the natural population as has already happened with mosquitos in some plaaces.
@alexpalette3 жыл бұрын
Well done. Seeing them in central New Jersey now.
@thegardensquared40143 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching Alex, I really appreciate it! Yeah they are spreading like wildfire, I just read an article that said they are in central park now too 😔
@yuukisama20013 жыл бұрын
@@thegardensquared4014 Oh NO!! That park is huge enough.
@celeste-236 Жыл бұрын
You also need to edit this to include how essential it is to COVER THE STICKY TAPE WITH NETTING, OR BIRDS LIKE WOODPECKERS WILL GET STUCK TO THE TAPE, WHEN THEY CLIMB THE TREES 😮!!!
@thevoiceman61922 жыл бұрын
I use Dawn Dish detergent . Works great. I have killed 2 so far with one blast. I use it to kill ants in my house and they are good for killing Wasps. Dawn Platinum power wash comes in a spray bottle. But you could probably use one of those spray bottles from the dollar store or home depot.
@terriwest9872 Жыл бұрын
Question: if you can scrape them onto a bag with alcohol to kill them, wouldn’t it be even more effective to just spray them directly with rubbing alcohol? Has anyone tried that? Or a mix of alcohol, vinegar and dish soap? They’re all over my wisteria which is against a wall of my herb garden..so I’m nervous about using anything that would kill the pollinators….
@martingriffith782412 күн бұрын
I found that a propane torch is effective, but you have to be extremely cautious about starting fires. The salt bug guns work too, and it is more fun than fly swatters
@Paulie_O2 жыл бұрын
Bugs killed 7 10 yr old green arborvitae’s in my yard….thanks for the tip on the eggs…..seen on wood pile
@barbarawilson26582 ай бұрын
I'm in Cleveland, OH and I see them also for the first time.
@anthonyrivers8395 Жыл бұрын
So many thanks for making this video. I am in Yonkers New York, and there are so many. OMG,
@selohcin3 ай бұрын
I have never had any interest in flies or in gardening, but this video was so well done that I was engrossed. Great work!
@kristinemeeker25143 жыл бұрын
I am in the area's of Sussex Warren and Morris counties.. They are here
@samsmith722 жыл бұрын
Eileen, do not give up, team up with organizations and use resources available to fight these 💪 pesky insects..
@robint17042 жыл бұрын
First year in MD seeing the immature stage. Can the fungus be utilized when still in nymph stage before becoming mature. What concentration of BotaniGard® 22WP Beauveria bassiana Strain GHA are you preparing and how are you applying. Given the area is away from polenaters apply to the base of the tree, over the entire tree if possible or just spraying on the actual bugs. Can this be utilized when still in nymph stage before becoming mature. Thanks for sharing.
@margaretn7063 жыл бұрын
Very informative without going overboard. Love your logo.
@thegardensquared40143 жыл бұрын
Hi Margaret 🙂 thank you very much! I'll tell my husband you like the logo he made it!
@Mark-ft7nw2 жыл бұрын
Got 25 of em on my birch tree last night, in union county nj
@djjay-kay7636Ай бұрын
I've been finding them all over my rose bushes in CT...
@scottgood78882 жыл бұрын
Because they are walkers and not yet flyers, a very effective option is using essential oils and other oils. Spraying the base of the stalk or trunk of the tree or plant will prevent these bugs from climbing up the plant and destroying it. A great choice is neem oil and others oils as well. Look them up. You do not want to spray the leaves or blossoms especially during mid day or the sun will burn the plant. Only the base of the plant.
@anthonybattle5209 Жыл бұрын
Good job on this video. Clear, concise and informative.
@celeste-236 Жыл бұрын
You left out something: they’re from China, came into PA. in 2012 on a stone shipment. In China the flies have a natural deterrent, a very tiny wasp that eats them. Just google it. Oh and some people are suggesting vinegar, don’t do it. Vinegar will also kill the greens around it, like leaves & grass.
@joelinedottavio70873 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all this information . They are really bad over here ,in Gloucester Township New Jersey.
@thegardensquared40143 жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching Joeline, I'm glad you liked it and found it helpful. Hopefully we can all work together to get rid of them!
@j.d.14883 жыл бұрын
Here in S.I. NY as well.
@blackfeatherarchery3 жыл бұрын
I kill them in Trenton,NJ
@j.d.14883 жыл бұрын
@@blackfeatherarchery Was in Church Brick yard in Fieldsboro, they are all over in numbers there.
@markgibbons98342 жыл бұрын
I just saw some in bridgeton nj
@sonnybaker81002 жыл бұрын
How can I trap them on a shrub, like my knockout roses. They’re all over them! Central NJ Monmouth County. They also up in my magnolia macrophylla, very high up in the leaves. It’s the middle of June 2022, they are second instar, black with white dots. I see them but I can’t get to them so high up!
@tilesetter19532 жыл бұрын
Tree of HEAVEN, not haven!!!!!!!
@letsbereal5336 Жыл бұрын
I've used fire and it hasn't failed me yet😂
@lindaportney432 жыл бұрын
Does this powder also work on houses. I get these lantern flies on my house and windows.
@gardenerpete523211 ай бұрын
Thank you for this video. I'm in Westchester NY, and we now have an on-slot of S.L.F this year. I'm coming up with ways to trap them on the trees they climb. We have a lot of invasive Norway maples in my area. They love those trees! I'm trying to design a self-cleaning trap to put around the tree. It will not harm any other insects, birds, or bears. It's a little difficult getting permission to put the traps on park land trees. Their waiting for the universities to advise them what to do. 🤢 Thank you, GardenerPete.
@ulfsark782 жыл бұрын
"Tree of Haven" Um... that's Heaven dear. *continues listening* "And when it opens its leaves" LEAVES??? Did you enjoy some home grown herbal things before recording this video?
@michaelzivanovich20612 жыл бұрын
Neem oil is very effective!
@safaaaboelenin10433 жыл бұрын
good video i see them now more this week than last week was 1 or 2 now they more . central jersey. i did collect a few . . they jump hard and fast.. they seem like grape vine 7 of them on it. but nothing on fig tree . i studies entomology now i have to think for bio control . i do have some sticky board i will hang them next to vine . i will give an update soon. its really scary, thats why i never kill a spider.they are bio control from Sept to Dec.lets hope i get some big spiders to for this strong fly.
@safaaaboelenin10433 жыл бұрын
Update I mostly got rid of them in backyard . I sprayed them ,collect them in bottle , let them die . I order need oil arrive Friday , we need a national awareness.we need for every one to be educated about them , spot them ,fight them ,using recommended control . Even in parks . I would carry spray bottle in car . It is like wearing a mask against spread of COVID . See them kill them. GOD BLESS
@sheepburgler44883 жыл бұрын
You are funny.. Fine I quit I'm leaving.. You all happy.. Call my family when I don't show up tomorrow you evil bastards
@sonnybaker81002 жыл бұрын
I hung 9 native Carolina praying mantis oothecae around my yard. Hoping they’ll find the SLF tasty!
@chiprenner2 жыл бұрын
there is debate that milkweed will be fatal to these lantern flies.Even if it is not it would help our pollinators especially monarch butterfly's.
@mjskal_85 Жыл бұрын
Tree of Heaven, and also Maple trees!
@pollyvue1632 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Clear concise information. Subscribed!
@WarrenFoxJr-ii7qz Жыл бұрын
I use liquid soap in a spray bottle. It works great. Good old soap.
@victoryfirst287811 ай бұрын
Thank you Eileen for the great informative video and your knowledge on the subject matter. I will do my part to help the ecosystem for sure.
@emilymartinez2813 Жыл бұрын
What should the ratio be between the fungus powder and water?
@hah35010 ай бұрын
They are all over Gettysburg Pa. Right now. 10/26/23
@Lafue1082 жыл бұрын
Great information. I would also suggest calling out negligent pesticide applicators wherever you can and make your voice heard to penn state extension. Pesticide drift is already out of control and the lanterflies just gives these negligent applicators another excuse. Penn State Extension is actually very weak when it comes to pesticide drift awareness.
@GGOVA12 жыл бұрын
Let’s all open a praying mantis farm!
@rozsmith68505 ай бұрын
Is there a scent lanternflies are attracted to? I keep thinking traps could be readily developed with a scent lure, and the lanternflies drown in water. We use these for flies in the summer.
@explorer43011 ай бұрын
Here is a tip don't charge $95.00 for a pound of funus insectacide...otherwise i feel that the lantern fly is going to be around for a long time
@aafpeptoe42092 жыл бұрын
I have a cherry tree by my pool. It's May and the nymphs are getting in my pool. Will the water kill them?? When I net then to remove from the pool, the little boogers jump off the net before I can kill them. And they ARE JUMPERS !! What should I do??
@ne1productions7772 жыл бұрын
I saw one and paused to decide what to do. I decided to act like I was gonna to take a step in the direction that I was already going… and then, when my foot was halfway thru the motion at the high point, I just did a ninja stomp WhAm! I got it. U just gotta be very quick and decisive. And you can’t let them expect it. I also heard they only really have enough energy for 1-2 jumps.
@Dani._ella2 жыл бұрын
I drown them with the pool skimmer
@juteeb4955 Жыл бұрын
Let them drown. Then net them
@peggycole716211 ай бұрын
You have a nice voice. Thanks for the advice. I hate those guys. Been using the flyswatter method for 3 yrs @ the park where I walk my dogs
@miccijrful Жыл бұрын
Great video! Thanks!
@crzrck Жыл бұрын
where did these bugs come from and what eats them
@susanmontenegro60982 жыл бұрын
It is a tree of heaven, not haven
@NoriRaneMUA Жыл бұрын
Would Neem work also?
@firstmiddlelast16972 жыл бұрын
Thank you from Edison NJ!!
@carmenpeters7289 ай бұрын
if you squash them won't the eggs fly out and survive?
@kingofthend Жыл бұрын
It's a good idea to fight invasive species to mitigate some of the damage but don't kid yourselves. It's a fight you can never win because ultimately the population size will always adapt to food supply and animals that have a fast reproductive cycle and produce a lot of offspring will always explode in numbers until they reach that limiting factor.
@user-dq9rr9mv3f4 ай бұрын
I wonder if neem oil will work?
@bhaskerthapa90662 жыл бұрын
Some one suggested use dawn soap and water spray, it works, take care of plants too. From 8th to 10 grade we had to choose vocational course, ours was agriculture, horticulture, fish farming, etc. For stem borer bugs there is a natural medicine, ie mix of boiled soap and tobacco leaves( pure natural since it's cheaper) and you spray around roots and water it around that bud infested time so the plant absorbs it and whatever they suck out of plant might kill the big as well. Dawn soap and water spray works
@melizmatea Жыл бұрын
Hi! So that kills them on contact, right? Or can you spray it on the tree? (That's probably a stupid question but I'm asking it anyway!!) Thanks!!
@charliezicolillo Жыл бұрын
Do not us any household products or All the GARDEM MYTHS you hear.
@Ascending_Leo816 Жыл бұрын
Olive oil and dawn.
@dbcrn8593 ай бұрын
They're in northern WV now. :(
@bronxwillie2072 Жыл бұрын
neem oil works too i hear
@bobrenda1618 Жыл бұрын
Tree of heaven.
@HereInPA_Hagen Жыл бұрын
Tree of heaven, not haven 🙂 But good video. Yellow jackets are attracted to the lantern flies’ secretions (poop) and will get stuck on sticky tape along with the lantern flies.
@carresteigerwald3278 Жыл бұрын
Its called the Tree of Heaven...Not Haven.
@amranackerman96562 жыл бұрын
In the late fall into winter we're do they go ?
@danfridenstine5751Ай бұрын
Tight fitting overalls, nice✔️
@renatofrancorosas13972 жыл бұрын
I’m waiting on the next video getting rid of them 😂😂
@veronicamixter59012 жыл бұрын
Fly swatters work...you have to hunt them...when they jump or fly, they don't go far...so chase them and kill them.
@MacTechG4 Жыл бұрын
Bug-A-Salt or other salt gun works too.
@bobwitkowski64102 жыл бұрын
These videos such as this have to be broadcasted on MSM. So that a greater number of people can be made aware of this information because KZbin is rather limited. Also, she mentioned fire wood, if I would find these eggs on my firewood into the fire place it will go. I am sure fire would destroy those eggs. I am asking anyone watching this video If they know that the New Jersey Department of Agriculture had placed 13 counties under a QUARANTINE because of them. I have been fighting for 3 weeks now for the New Jersey Department of Agriculture to better inform us people who live in the counties that are quarantined to be informed about this situation. They have a webpage that needs to be made into a pamphlet and bulk mailed to everyone. Come on guys join me in this fight. QUARANTINE IS A BIG WORD.
@justayoutuber1906 Жыл бұрын
Tree of Heaven (like heaven and hell)
@tigerwoman44112 жыл бұрын
They are fun to squish
@paulgonzalez2985 Жыл бұрын
You say heaven weird.
@frankietiles2 жыл бұрын
Found 1 on my canabus plant spray him with soapie water he jumped trying to find him
@maryr89502 ай бұрын
The planet doesn't need our help. It is just fine.
@pandaecuador5300 Жыл бұрын
Can it be used on a fig tree?
@j.d.14883 жыл бұрын
How do feel about Neem oil to treat say a grape vine.
@thegardensquared40143 жыл бұрын
Hi J.D., I did some research on neem oil and spotted lanternflies and it looks like it should work to kill them. I haven't tried it myself yet as my traps and hand squishing seem to be doing a good job so far. I don't have any grape vines though and It seems like grapes are one of their favorite foods so they will be extra attracted to them. Thanks for watching!!
@Mercuryrisingquick3 жыл бұрын
I’m curious too. My grapevines were over run with them this year :(
@hydrashieldbasementservice8453 Жыл бұрын
Vinegar and Dawn dish soap.
@blackfeatherarchery3 жыл бұрын
I was just out killing them,
@busaracerx3 ай бұрын
Can you use alcohol
@SF-cq6bg Жыл бұрын
Ailanthus altissimus aka Tree of Heaven
@njtrukitfukit2 жыл бұрын
State government should come out and spray. Give people jobs . Come out like street cleansers. Once a week or twice a month. Where our tax dollars go instead overseas
@thehikingrealtor681211 ай бұрын
Thank you for the info. I found and killed two of these nasty yet oddly beautiful bugs in Westchester county, NY in the past week. That tells me they are here and there are probably tons I them.......doing my part to kill them and help protect the trees and plants. Thanks for the great info.
@ericulric223 Жыл бұрын
You really need to speed this vid up if you want treatment.
@kathyfragassi83992 жыл бұрын
Does spraying them with White Vinegar work?
@brendabuchanan19752 жыл бұрын
Not for me!
@tilesetter19532 жыл бұрын
Add dish soap to the vinegar.
@terrybrady16442 жыл бұрын
🤗 thank you 😊
@scotishjohn2 жыл бұрын
Ah got it now
@ralphcastillo92662 жыл бұрын
I have a question for you please a week ago I was in my garden pruning my roses and I noticed all these nymphs never seen them before little black bugs with white spots did the research turned out to be lantern flies probably 100 or so of them I didn’t have anything to treat it with so I came home did some research came back out the next day there was literally 2 to 300 lantern fly nymphs strewn all over my driveway and all over the side of my house all dead so what the hell kill these things??
@leonnasylvester2 жыл бұрын
Did you ever find out what killed them?
@lindaperryrncnm31403 жыл бұрын
What are some of the crops that are being most affected by the spotted lantern fly?
@thegardensquared40143 жыл бұрын
Grapes, apples and peaches have been hit very hard from the lanternflies. In my garden this year they loved eating all my cucumber plants. As they sucked out the sap the plants died back from the growing tips 🥺
@JohnWest42 жыл бұрын
They are only on my hops vines... lots of nymphs. Dyson to the rescue.
@AStewSr2 жыл бұрын
Umm I thought it was tree of heaven as in the place you go when you die.. Neem oil works also.