EPPO Global Database

Lycorma delicatula(LYCMDE)

Distribution details in United States of America (Delaware)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2019: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2017
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2017/211) : a single specimen was collected for the first time in November 2017 in New Castle county. Under eradication.

From NPPO (2019): confirmed populations in the Northern part of New Castle county. Eradication continues.
References
* INTERNET
- Delaware.gov (2017-11-20) Spotted lanternfly confirmed in Delaware. https://news.delaware.gov/2017/11/20/spotted-lanternfly-confirmed-delaware/
- Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. Spotted Lanternfly. Quarantine. http://www.agriculture.pa.gov/Plants_Land_Water/PlantIndustry/Entomology/spotted_lanternfly/quarantine/Pages/default.aspx

* NAPPO Phytosanitary Pest Alert System. Official Pest Reports.
- USA (2019-08-23) Lycorma delicatula (White) (Spotted Lanternfly): APHIS provides an update on activities. https://www.pestalerts.org/official-pest-report/lycorma-delicatula-spotted-lanternfly-aphis-provides-update-activities