Spotted Lanternfly in Virginia

Are you a Virginia Resident and you found a Spotted Lanternfly?

• If you are in Frederick, Clarke, or Warren Counties or in the City of Winchester and need information or to report a spotted lanternfly
  • Report a suspect Spotted Lanternfly in Frederick County and Winchester
• If you are in any other county or city in Virginia and want to report a possible Spotted Lanternfly, go to 
  • Report a Spotted Lanternfly
    • To report or get information on Spotted Lanternfly
  • Report a suspected Spotted Lantern Fly or get information
• Find your local Extension office
  • Find your local Virginia Cooperative Extension office

Identification

• Virginia Pest Alert for Spotted Lanternfly
• Possible Spotted Lanternfly Egg Mass Look-alikes in Virginia
• Possible Spotted Lanternfly Immature Look-alikes in Virginia
• Possible Spotted Lanternfly Adult Look-alikes in Virginia

Biology

• Lifecycle Calendar
• Detailed fact sheet on the life cycle and control of the spotted lanternfly
• UDSA information on the Spotted Lanternfly

Control

• Best Management Practices for Spotted Lanternfly in Yards and Landscapes
• Residential Control for Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) in Virginia
• Best Management Practices for Spotted Lanternfly on Christmas Tree Farms
• Spotted Lanternfly in Virginia Vineyards: Lycorma delicatula (White) (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae)
• Viticulture Management poster

Quarantine Information

• Virginia Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine
• What Virginians Need to Know About the Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine
• Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Spotted Lanternfly Resources
• Spotted Lantenfly Quarantine training https://register.ext.vt.edu/search/publicCourseSearchDetails.do?method=load&courseId=1066947&selectedProgramAreaId=25575&selectedProgramStreamId
• Identification and Control of Tree-of-Heaven
• Control and Utilization of the Tree-of-Heaven by the Virginia Department of Forestry. http://www.dof.virginia.gov/infopubs/Control-and-Utilization-of-Tree-of-Heaven-2019-03_pub.pdf
• Tree of Heaven identification
• Invasive Plant Species: Ailanthus (Ailanthus altissima)

County Resources for spotted lanternfly

• Augusta County https://augusta.ext.vt.edu/
• Clarke County  https://clarke.ext.vt.edu; https://frederick.ext.vt.edu/programs/home-horticulture/spotted-lanternfly.html
• Dickenson County https://dickenson.ext.vt.edu
• Frederick County  https://frederick.ext.vt.edu/; https://frederick.ext.vt.edu/programs/home-horticulture/spotted-lanternfly.html
• Loudoun County https://www.loudoun.gov/spottedlanternfly
• Page County https://page.ext.vt.edu/; https://frederick.ext.vt.edu/programs/home-horticulture/spotted-lanternfly.html
• Shenandoah County https://shenandoah.ext.vt.edu/; https://frederick.ext.vt.edu/programs/home-horticulture/spotted-lanternfly.html
• Warren County https://warren.ext.vt.edu; https://frederick.ext.vt.edu/programs/home-horticulture/spotted-lanternfly.html
• City of Winchester https://frederick.ext.vt.edu/; https://frederick.ext.vt.edu/programs/home-horticulture/spotted-lanternfly.html; https://slf-winchestercity.hub.arcgis.com/

Spotted Lanternfly Training

This training is required in order to receive a Spotted Lanternfly Permit to move regulated materials out of the quarantine area.

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