EPPO Global Database

Lycorma delicatula(LYCMDE)

Distribution details in United States of America (Maryland)

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2022: Present, restricted distribution
First recorded in: 2018
Comments
EPPO Reporting Service (2019/223) : first found in Cecil County in Maryland in October 2018 and subsequent findings occurred in northeast Maryland. In October 2019, a quarantine area was established in Cecil and Harford counties.

2022-01: quarantine zone extended to the following counties: Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll, Cecil, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Kent, Montgomery and Washington, as well as Baltimore City.
References
*INTERNET
Maryland departement of Agriculture (2019) https://mda.maryland.gov/plants-pests/pages/spotted-lantern-fly.aspx
Maryland departement of Agriculture (2022-01-20) Department Expands Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Zone

* 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