Spotted Lanternfly

📅 Published: August 14, 2025

📰 Source: newsday_com

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DownloadAgricultural ImpactSLF has the potential to damage multiple agricultural crops in New York.

SLF is a pest of apples, grapes, hops, maple, walnut, and others.

New York is estimated to produce more than 30 million bushels of apples each year, while grapes in New York are valued at an annual harvest of $52. 8 million.

Additionally, the expanding hops industry and the maple and timber industries would also be negatively impacted by the spread of SLF.

Learn moreOur WorkSince January 2018, the Department has been working cooperatively with multiple state and federal partners to monitor for SLF populations in New York.

Regulatory actions have also been put in place to mitigate the risk of SLF arriving in New York.

Outreach to the public, trade groups, and other stakeholders is ongoing to provide up-to-date information related to SLF.

New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Director for Plant Industry, Chris Logue, discusses the State’s efforts to combat the Spotted Lanternfly, an invasive pest that can be devastating to New York agriculture.

Alternative TextAlternative TextVideo: Spotted Lanternfly Media Availability – April 27, 2023QuarantineOn October 2, 2018, the Department enacted an external quarantine covering the areas of states where SLF is known to have populations.

The quarantine restricts the movement of goods and vehicles that could transport SLF to New York State from certain counties in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

Learn moreTake ActionPeople living in the following countiesdo notneed to report Spotted Lanternfly sightings to the Department or collect samples at this time:DutchessNassauNew York City countiesOrangePutnamRocklandSuffolkSullivanUlsterWestchesterIf you see a Spotted Lanternfly in the counties listed above, kill it immediately by stepping on it or crushing it.