Cliff Sadof, a professor of entomology and Purdue Extension fellow, said the migration could pose 'significant agricultural risk' to wine grape growers, honeybee producers and walnut tree producers, according to Purdue.
WEST LAFAYETTE — An invasive insect species that could pose risks to many fruit crops and trees has migrated to northern Indiana just a year after its initial sighting in the state's far southeast corner.
The first sighting was reported in Switzerland County near the Ohio River, according to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources. The spotted lanternfly is native to China and was first detected in the U.S. in September 2014, in Pennsylvania, although it appeared to have been present 2-3 years beforehand, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.Spotted lanternflies typically feed on fruit, as well as ornamental and woody trees. They can spread long distances through infested materials or items and pose the largest risks to the U.S.'s grape, orchard and logging industries, according to the USDA.
Additionally, Brock Harpur, assistant professor of entomology, said beekeeping equipment is an easy target for spotted lanternflies to lay their eggs, according to Purdue.
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