OT: Lantern Flies: How bad you got them?

[Kathy]

I had an INSANE amount in my backyard this past spring/summer in Virginia, mainly because there was a tree of heaven on the very border of my yard. They're attracted to the sap, which drips everywhere and leaves a dark colored mold behind that kills your yard.

Horrible invasive tree that we ultimately chopped down. There goes $1,500, but hopefully it resolves the lantern fly issue. No joke, there were thousands of them covering the tree.

My son had it bad last year in Northern Jersey. Had a small Tree of Geaven, we cut it down and the infestation nothing like it was

 

[FightOnCT]

Everywhere in lower Fairfield County…the adults are easier to kill than the younger stages

 

[Lafayette]

Seriously they get up ~40 feet to my roof deck and I constantly have to battle them on my wine grapes. After a night out and want to relax I head up for a puff of 420 and relaxation and my lighter becomes a weapon against them. They don't fly well if their wings are burnt.