JUNE
3 2022
TRAPS DEPLOYED FOR EARLY DETECTION OF SPOTTED LANTERNFLY
BY KIM KNAPPENBERGER
Portland, NY — During May members of the Cornell Lake Erie Regional Grape Program set up 7 traps in the region to monitor for the presence of Spotted Lanternfly. The New York State Integrated Pest Management program has provided both circle traps and sticky band traps to deploy in the area in an effort to detect the pest as early as possible if/when it arrives in the region. Neither of these types of traps include pheromones that would draw the pest in but are designed to capture it as it naturally moves up the tree. The locations were selected by observing the locations of vineyards in relation to major transportation lines including I-90, railways, trucking companies/rest stop, and even the Dunkirk airport. The traps will be monitored weekly Spotted Lanterfly trap locations for 2021 now through the season keeping in mind the growth stage expected to be present egg masses if present would ternfly please take a picture, each week. Currently the be hatching to reveal the first try to capture it/kill it If posinstar. At each site we tried sible, collect the insect. Place to find a Tree of Heaven to in a bag and freeze, or in a jar put the trap on because it is with rubbing alcohol or hand a preferred host for Spotted sanitizer. Lanternfly. Some are on difNote the location (street ferent types of trees if there address and zip code, interwere no TOH located at the secting roads, landmarks, or site. GPS coordinates), and conTree of Heaven is an ag- tact any of our team memgressive and invasive decidu- bers to help with identificaous tree. It looks very similar tion and report it. You can to sumac. Its pinnately com- use this QR code to report pound leaves are also similar the sighting directly to New to black walnut and ash. If York State Ag and Markets. you want to scout for estabOur best chance of prelished spotted lanternfly venting damage to vineyards You can use this QR code in your area, this is a great is early detection and strong to report sightings directly place to look. cooperation. to NYS Ag and markets. If you find a pest that you The Lake Erie Regional think might be Spotted Lan- Grape Program is a coopera-
Photo Submitted Spotted Lanternfly sticky band trap. Photo Submitted
tive effort between Cornell and Penn State Universities; the participating Cornell Cooperative Extension Associations of Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara and Cattaraugus Counties in New York and Erie County in Pennsylvania; and participating industry partners National Grape Cooperative (Welch’s), Constellation Brands and Walkers Fruit Basket. The LERGP extension team provides Photo Submitted research-based educational programming for commerSpotted Lanternfly circle trap near railway and vineyard. cial grape growers throughout the year at venues across the Lake Erie grape belt. For more information on LE- visit our website at http://leRGP, call 716-792-2800 or rgp.cce.cornell.edu/