I seen this post on SPOTTED LANTERNFLY QUARANTINE

I saw this post on another website; I don't know if the quarantine is still in effect.

SPOTTED LANTERNFLY QUARANTINE: Did you know that all 88 counties in Ohio are under a Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine to stop the spread of this invasive species? According the Ohio Department of Agriculture, this statewide quarantine was expanded to include all counties in February.

Moving firewood is the #1 human cause that leads to the spread of this invasive species. With the cooler fall weather approaching, experts urge all residents of Ohio to *NOT* move firewood. Its always best to buy it where you burn it.

The spotted lanternfly was first detected in the U.S. in Pennsylvania in 2014. It was likely brought to the U.S. by imported goods.

 

Another quarantine?

Why not? The last one worked so well...........

 

Hahaha

 

I've not kept up on recent invasives. Am I understanding correctly that these things like Ailanthus trees? Or do they also eat other species?

 

Yes, TOH is their preferred host tree (they developed a symbiotic relationship together back in China) and that's where they lay their eggs. But they will feed on plenty of our native trees/plants (grapevines and fruit trees in particular) The way we've let TOH become rampant across much of the US is going to compound the problem.

 

I see quarantines like this and to me it's just the system's knee jerk reaction to "do something". It sounds all well and good but in practice it will only slow the spread a little. I can almost guarantee a bunch will be hitching a ride all over in the back of box trucks and all sorts of enclosed trailers, going mostly unnoticed.

 

Agreed

 

Yup, same thing as the EAB quarantine. I saw logging trucks driving full loads crossing not only county lines but also state lines during quarantines where you couldn't move firewood out of the county it was harvested in.

 

Would my relatively low dispersion of Ailanthus be the reason I have not yet seen any of them? Do they damage the Ailanthus at all? A dream bug would be similar to the emerald borer but targeting the stink trees.

 

interesting question. I looked it up. They can weaken TOH but generally speaking TOH is hardy enough to survive the onslaught. Too bad.