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Bucks County Farmers Navigating Challenging, Unpredictable Season
A soggy spring and dry mid-summer was the opening to an unpredictable growing season for Bucks County farmers, writes Elisabeth Seidel for the Bucks County…
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Peak Spotted Lanternfly Season Hits Philadelphia Area: Time to Step Up Your Stomping Game
Spotted lanternfly season has returned to the Philadelphia region, making it the perfect time to step up your stomping game and stay alert for spotted…
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German Shepherd Trained at Penn Vet Working Dog Center in Grays Ferry is Subject of New Children’s Book
Lucky, the first dog in the United States trained to detect spotted lanternfly eggs, is the subject of the new children’s book, Lucky and the…
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Highest Grade Insecticide Might Be Effective Against Spotted Lanternflies, But It Is Also Deadly to Many Plants
Spotted lanternflies are continuing to wreak havoc across Pennsylvania, with hundreds of thousands of invasive pests making their home in gardens and backyards across the…
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Spring 2022: Budding Flowers, Singing Robins, and Patches of Lanternfly Eggs, Prime for Killing
While the area’s most prolific summer pest won’t fully appear until May, their harbinger — lanternfly eggs — make themselves known earlier. And that appearance…
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Pair of PSU Scientists to Discuss Penn State’s Extraordinary Effort to Eradicate the Spotted Lanternfly on Nov. 4 NoonZOOM
Since 2014, when spotted lanternflies first appeared in neighboring Berks County, the invasive pests have not just spoiled our enjoyment of the outdoors, but also…
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Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Funds Penn State Study of Spotted Lanternfly on Cabernet Franc Grapes
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board has approved a grant for Penn State to study the effects of the spotted lanternfly on cabernet franc, the grape variety…
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Squashing Social Media Rumors: Are Spotted Lanternflies Toxic to Pets’ Feet? No!
While social media search results for ‘spotted lanternflies toxic to pets’ may indicate otherwise, experts say there is no evidence supporting the claim. They continue…
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Are Lanternflies Disappearing From the Philadelphia Region? Sort Of.
Spotted Lanternflies seem to have disappeared or are traveling in much smaller numbers in the Philadelphia region. The operative word is “seem to,” writes Frank…
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Delco Invites Residents to Be ‘Master Stewards’ of Vital Watersheds
Delaware County residents are invited to join a Master Watershed Steward program to learn how to maintain and improve water quality throughout the county and…
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