Spotting the invasive spotted lanternfly in Dearborn - WDET 101.9 FM

Spotting the invasive spotted lanternfly in Dearborn - WDET 101.9 FM

Last month, a highly invasive insect was spotted for the first time on the University of Michigan-Dearborn’s campus. The Environmental Interpretive Center (EIC) identified the spotted lanternfly, a sap-sucker that has been making its way across the U.S. since 2014.  The first confirmed colony in Michigan was found in Oakland County in 2022.  Program and natural areas manager for the EIC Rick Simek says that spotted lanternflies don’t usually kil…