
Spotted Lanternfly - Lycorma delicatula
I could do this all day and not catch them all. I have a small, handheld bug vacuum that I use to suck them up around my neighborhood each day. They are really fast though, so my technique is to whack them with an old magazine and then suck them up with the bug vac while they are stunned. Afterwards, I put them in the freezer until they are dead. I'm surprised my neighbors haven't called the police on me yet. But, enough have already asked me what I'm doing, so they are no longer alarmed when they see me outside whacking bushes and muttering to myself.

The spotted lanternfly is a planthopper that is indigenous to China, India, and Vietnam. Although it has two pairs of wings, it jumps more than it flies. Its host plants include grapes, stone fruits, and "Malus" species, though its preferred host is "Ailanthus altissima".
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