Spotted lanternflies feed on sap from fruit trees, grape vines and various hardwoods. Their sugary excretion, called "honeydew," can grow mold or attract other insects, further damaging the plant. (Photo courtesy MTSOfan/Flickr via a CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 license)
My maple, river birch and weeping willow trees are covered with adult lantern flies. Their secretions are raining down all over the ground. I have sprayed them directly with Dawn liquid mixed with water. It kills them but can’t reach the high branches. Horrible infestation
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My maple, river birch and weeping willow trees are covered with adult lantern flies. Their secretions are raining down all over the ground. I have sprayed them directly with Dawn liquid mixed with water. It kills them but can’t reach the high branches. Horrible infestation
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