Insect and Disease Control

Spotted Lanternfly - Recognize the Signs:

Nymph Stage

1st instar - April to June

2nd & 3rd - June to July

4th instar - July to Sept (red)

Adult Stage

July - December

Egg Masses

September to April (unhatched)

Staghorn Sumac

(Rhus typhina)

• Toothed leaf edge

• Upright red, fuzzy fruit

• Twigs are fuzzy

• Smooth bark

• Horizontal lenticels on bark

• Grows in clonal colonies

Tree of Heaven

(Ailanthus altissima)

• Primary host

• Smooth leaf edge

• 1-2 teeth at leaf base

• Strong odor (burnt peanut butter)

• V or heart-shaped leaf scar

• No terminal bud

• Papery seed

• Light gray/brown bark

• Cantaloupe bark pattern

Black Walnut

(Juglans nigra)

• Toothed leaf edge

• Large round fruit

• "Monkey-faced" leaf scar

• Chambered dark pith

• Dark, rough diamond pattern bark