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)

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Toothed leaf edge
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Upright red, fuzzy fruit
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Twigs are fuzzy
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Smooth bark
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Horizontal lenticels on bark
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Grows in clonal colonies
Tree of Heaven
(Ailanthus altissima)

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Primary host
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Smooth leaf edge
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1-2 teeth at leaf base
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Strong odor (burnt peanut butter)
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V or heart-shaped leaf scar
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No terminal bud
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Papery seed
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Light gray/brown bark
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Cantaloupe bark pattern
Black Walnut
(Juglans nigra)

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Toothed leaf edge
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Large round fruit
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"Monkey-faced" leaf scar
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Chambered dark pith
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Dark, rough diamond pattern bark