The spotted lanternfly threatens grapes, fruit crops, and ornamental plants in the United States.
The good news: Stink bug populations seem to be declining in our area, meaning the armor-plated pests shouldn’t be as prevalent this year. The bad news: The region’s ash trees are in danger from the emerald ash borer. The beetle has turned up in many Maryland counties and in Baltimore, where a majority of the street trees are ash. The University of Maryland’s “Bug Guy” joins us to examine these and other insects, from mosquitoes to ticks to bees.
The beautiful spotted lanternfly was discovered last year in Berks County Pennsylvania. It threatens grapes, fruit crops, and ornamental plants in the United States.
Eastern populations of migratory monarchs are threatened by habitat loss and degradation in the United States and also in their overwintering home in Mexico.
Honeybees did not fare well last year and are threatened by parasites, pathogens, poor nutrition and pesticides.
Mosquitos breed in standing water sources like this rain-filled wheelbarrow and five-gallon pail.
An Asian Tiger mosquito
Mosquito larvae
Clockwise from top: Blacklegged tick (carries Lyme disease); the lone star vector (ehrlichiosis), and southern tick (rash illness).
An emerald ash borer emerges from a tree. This invasive pest has killed more than 100 million ash trees nationwide and some 8 billion ash trees are at risk.
Brown marmorated stink bugs will begin to move from people's homes to outdoor plants where they will feed on fruit and leaves.
Brown marmorated stink bugs will begin to move from people's homes to outdoor plants where they will feed on fruit and leaves.
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