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‘Kill it!’ US officials advise no mercy for lanternfly summer invasion

Source
Guardian (International Edition)

Publication Date
2021-08-24

The official public guidance is simple and to the point: “Kill it! Squash it, smash it … just get rid of it!” Such is the threat posed by a summer invasion of troublesome spotted lanternfly insects in the north-east that Pennsylvania’s department of agriculture has resorted to the unorthodox language in its advice on dealing with the pest.

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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/24/pennsylvania-lanternfly-summer-invasion