They can't see very well straight ahead. If you try to sneak up from behind they can see you better. I don't know how. They are everywhere in Jefferson Co WV.
They won't hurt you, but they're invasive. The main threat they pose is to trees, crops and plants. [Details](https://extension.psu.edu/spotted-lanternfly)
Spotted Lantern Fly nymphs. Smash those little fuckers when you see them. They’re an invasive species that does serious damage to trees and plants like grapevines and hops. (As soon as I found out they could fuck with my beer, war was declared…)
Messing with the beer supply is an absolute F-no. I will continue to do my part now that I have have ascertained the threat. I'll take them down with me if I have to!
Not defending them, kill on sight. But [luckily it seems the damages to our crops was significantly less than expected](https://cals.cornell.edu/new-york-state-integrated-pest-management/outreach-education/whats-bugging-you/spotted-lanternfly/spotted-lanternfly-damage#:~:text=Spotted%20lanternflies%20do%20not%20appear,grapes%20and%20some%20other%20crops.&text=Sooty%20mold%20grows%20on%20the,also%20attracts%20other%20insect%20pests.)
Ironically they feed on the Tree of Heaven, which is an invasive tree.
You can spray the nymphs and the adults with a sprayer that’s filled 2 parts 30% vinegar, 1 part water. Saturate them and the vinegar kills them. Be careful spraying around flowers, because that mixture will nuke sensitive plants. Trees shrug it off.
Or you can just put the boots to them… medium style.
Last I checked it said you can report them but they're generally not going to do anything about it. Seems they're accepting that it's not going to be possible to control
I’ve killed easily 1000 of them since the beginning on spring. They just keep multiplying - I’ve given up.
This picture is of 2 glue traps I put on the patio. This is 3 days worth of them.
I live in Baltimore city and only have a small patio, which is my only outdoor space. Unfortunately the trees around me (not sure what they are) are not on my property.
https://preview.redd.it/g8u9sgsc9e9d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e694f626f3988b37639795f66eb66ff5464d9771
They’re goddamn everywhere in my neck of the woods. If you have vines on your property that you don’t need to keep around, yank that shit out. They’re all over that stuff
There's 1000s of these high in each tree. You can tell by seeing all the low level shrubs looking like they are covered in piss. They release a sugary discharge as they eat.
Feel free to kill but there's 1000s up above either way.
I just realized I probably looked like a mad man on my knees moving my phone around trying to snap the Pic while the bug was in motion.
Get two fly swatters so you can dual-wield on these dastardly SOBs. I'm like a lanternfly-killing Keith Moon out here. Every day.
We're fast coming up on the time for them to transition to adulthood and, lemme tell you, THOSE things sure don't die pretty - a red, lumpy, gooey mess. The more that take the dirtnap now, the better.
https://preview.redd.it/dpzn7kd87w8d1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5e4c8a4358eb038614490ef6abe1c45bad47497a
Yep I'm seeing the nymphs at my house that don't have the red yet and if I would have know I would have killed everyone! They are so bad for the environment!
Vinegar, sprayed in a stream, (straight or with a bit of dawn), will kill the black and white (smaller nymphs) as well as the ones that turn spotted red, before becoming the lager mature version which are harder to kill and smash. As someone else said, they cannot see straight in front of them. So I actually hitting them on a wall is easiest coming in from in front and slightly above with a flyswatter or flipflop! On the ground, stand beside, facing the same direction as they are and with the leg on their side, raise foot and knee, and come down with a horse-like pawing motion that can usually get them before they see it coming. Good luck. Report them if you see many to local DNR.
LANTERN FLYS!!! The babies are little black barbarians that have barbed legs and refuse to die! I hate these stupid things and they fly and get stuck into your clothes and hair and then hitch a ride into the house.Then before you know it , you have new roommates that reproduce quickly! 🥴
Yup the spotted lanternfly nymph is correct. They are very invasive. I generally don't say kill it especially if it's not bothering you, but this is the exception to rule.
If you plan to visit any of the indicated northeastern states in which Spotted
Lanternfly has been found, it is recommended you thoroughly wash and inspect your vehicles before leaving. Also, do not move firewood.
All life stages of Spotted Lanternfly can hitchhike, but the eggs and adults pose the greatest risk for movement. In northern states, adults can lay their eggs on any outdoor flat surfaces from July to December.
For more information on current counties that are under quarantine, please visit:
https://nysipm.cornell.edu/environment/in
vasive-species-exotic-pests/spotted-lanternflv/
Same. I have a dedicated bottle I leave outside and I go hunting when I let my dog out.
Virtually kills on contact and isn't terrible for anything you spray it on, including yourself.
I'm in Gaithersburg - And I go for alot of walks - this is my first time seeing them. However! I do remember about 3 days ago...I found a black and white one near my apartment door.
Sprayed it about 30 times before it died.
I envy you for not having seen them until now. Life was bliss before them. lol. They’re taking over and, you are correct, they are hard to kill. The babies are black and white, adults red and white. They’re the worst. I hate killing anything but it must be done. Apparently they target wine vineyards so, speaking as a serious wine lover, we must stop these creatures asap. lol
Oh no I can't with the sprickets!! At least you can see these. I get skeeved out by hoppers and Mantises FREAK me out.
They are tiny aliens, I'm convinced. They look INTO you. ((Shudders))
We have something similar, except the red looks to me more of an orange and they’re like I don’t know what but they get inside of the screen so in between our window and the screen, we have all these dead bugs trying to find out where they’re coming from but I just can’t. I spray a shit ton of bug spray, but that don’t stop them.
Somehow,I found a dead one in my basement; not sure how it got there, but I assumed my cats killed it. This was before it was publicized that they were invasive. I haven't seen one since.
OMG, I just saw one today. I stomped it, then ground it under my foot, because it didn't... crush! It still looked whole. Is the exoskeleton that hard?!🤯😱
That's initially what I thought. Then it flew at me when I opened my apartment door - and this is before I knew about what they were. I went back inside and sprayed it at least 30 times before it dissapeared and I'm assuming died.
That was just the 2nd generation. 3rd Gen is the picture I took, and last form is the moth like appearance.
Join the fight.
Spotted lanternfly nymph. Kill on sight.
They also hop like a spider cricket; must’ve looked like an idiot chasing one this morning on my street 🤦🏽♂️
They really do, I knocked one out with Fabuloso the other day
Hahhah this is a hilarious depiction. Spray or pour bottle?
Sprayed to stun, and then dumped the rest of the bottle on top. I'm not the original commenter.
Spray bottle, it was hopping around so I couldn't smack it 😂 had to blast it out of the air
Hahahaha
Good idea to stun it with a spray. I unironically might start carrying a can of axe with me.
They also take quite a lot of punishment for an insect before giving up the ghost, so make sure they're dead as you might just "stun" them.
I mash em down with my work boots just for the damn thing to jump away. They're abominations
I swear they are attracted to my forehead! They just bounce right on me!
*Sakura noise intensifies*
They can't see very well straight ahead. If you try to sneak up from behind they can see you better. I don't know how. They are everywhere in Jefferson Co WV.
Only relevant answer. Murder them now.
Shit! I just saw one of these yesterday, and just gave it a wide berth because it kinda skeeved me out. Wish I had known earlier.
They won't hurt you, but they're invasive. The main threat they pose is to trees, crops and plants. [Details](https://extension.psu.edu/spotted-lanternfly)
So, murder?
🎼Become the hotstepper... Murderer!🎶 😂
Report to the wildlife services as well because they are invasive
Here I thought that there were some charming weevils at the camp I volunteer at. Darn.
Snoot but no boots
I'm in rosedale there's hundreds in my small yard
Some crazy vids of creative ways to kill lots of them at once on YT
yes my liege… i shall kill in your name!
Spotted Lantern Fly nymphs. Smash those little fuckers when you see them. They’re an invasive species that does serious damage to trees and plants like grapevines and hops. (As soon as I found out they could fuck with my beer, war was declared…)
Messing with the beer supply is an absolute F-no. I will continue to do my part now that I have have ascertained the threat. I'll take them down with me if I have to! 
Last summer, they were everywhere - surprised you didn't notice them then; they're a pretty decent size as adults.
Dance Gavin Dance mention!!!
https://i.redd.it/tw4y2dw8ku8d1.gif
And battle come down?
Not defending them, kill on sight. But [luckily it seems the damages to our crops was significantly less than expected](https://cals.cornell.edu/new-york-state-integrated-pest-management/outreach-education/whats-bugging-you/spotted-lanternfly/spotted-lanternfly-damage#:~:text=Spotted%20lanternflies%20do%20not%20appear,grapes%20and%20some%20other%20crops.&text=Sooty%20mold%20grows%20on%20the,also%20attracts%20other%20insect%20pests.) Ironically they feed on the Tree of Heaven, which is an invasive tree.
The ones in my yard also feed on Porcelain Berry vine, which is another invasive plant (related to grapes) that grows freaking everywhere here.
Have them too. How do u kill them.
Please reference above gif
You can stomp them out. Also they make glue traps for trees if that is what you need
Whack 'em. Quick. Those fuckers MOVE.
Fly swatter is pretty easy, they’re quite dumb and slow, but very much invasive
https://i.redd.it/gbenpcgb7x8d1.gif
And wine too!!
I'm losing my fight, any tips?
You can spray the nymphs and the adults with a sprayer that’s filled 2 parts 30% vinegar, 1 part water. Saturate them and the vinegar kills them. Be careful spraying around flowers, because that mixture will nuke sensitive plants. Trees shrug it off. Or you can just put the boots to them… medium style.
Raid perimeter spray is eh.. and it kills the pollinators. Dawn dish soap and water in a spray bottle kills them and saves your plants :)
Kill on sight. Report sighting. https://survey123.arcgis.com/share/26f9dbec58674313b1bec03ddb8b5f0e
Submitted! Thank you!
Last I checked it said you can report them but they're generally not going to do anything about it. Seems they're accepting that it's not going to be possible to control
I think the reporting is meant for tracking their ever-expanding territory, not for sending people to come exterminate them for you.
Thank you for the link. Just submitted a report!
https://i.redd.it/4efxkqkg3t8d1.gif Are you doing your part?
https://i.redd.it/cv00jf6y6t8d1.gif
The only good bug, is a dead bug.
I bet I could go out in my backyard and find at least 50. Edit: More like 200
I’ve killed easily 1000 of them since the beginning on spring. They just keep multiplying - I’ve given up. This picture is of 2 glue traps I put on the patio. This is 3 days worth of them. I live in Baltimore city and only have a small patio, which is my only outdoor space. Unfortunately the trees around me (not sure what they are) are not on my property. https://preview.redd.it/g8u9sgsc9e9d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e694f626f3988b37639795f66eb66ff5464d9771
https://preview.redd.it/m94l65dx6t8d1.png?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=73d7ddaa753f646b59926e4408c5d8a39870897a
 Stomp and kill those things.
Lanternfly - kill them all!!
rut-roh... In all seriousness, step on that fuck, and pray it's a female so you can say you destroyed her egg payload also.
it’s a nymph so i’m not sure if they’re reproducing yet
Lanternfly. I had hundreds of them around my house a few years ago. I killed most of them and they haven’t been back.
KILL!!!! Kill kill kill. What part of MD - from a VA’n you should adjust one of your belt loops to be hammer holder
Your duty as a Marylander to kill
Stopped Lantern Fly. Kill as many as you can! Don’t let Maryland end up like New York and New Jersey!
Kill it now to get it over with early.
Spotted Lanternfly nymphs, I believe.
They’re goddamn everywhere in my neck of the woods. If you have vines on your property that you don’t need to keep around, yank that shit out. They’re all over that stuff
Inspect your tree trunks for egg nests collaring them and glance around your house walls outdoors for mud nests
Squish it.
Kill it immediately
There's 1000s of these high in each tree. You can tell by seeing all the low level shrubs looking like they are covered in piss. They release a sugary discharge as they eat. Feel free to kill but there's 1000s up above either way.
Hard to tell who is chasing lantern flies and who is on k2.
I just realized I probably looked like a mad man on my knees moving my phone around trying to snap the Pic while the bug was in motion. 
Last year I dropped an old book on them, one after another - on the driveway
Invasive… kill them when you see them
Spotted lantern fly. They are invasive and should be eliminated on site
Serprntor unleashed them on the US.
Kill it
It’s a lantern fly when you see them kill them
Kill it!!
A spotted lanternfly nymph. KILL IT DEAD!!!
KILL
holy crap i just saw one of those today 😭😭
They're everywhere I know that. They're smaller than last year. Kill on sight.
Yup, spotted lantern fly. They're here in Central PA too. Killed two today.
Spotted lanternfly. Wipe them out. All of them.
Invasive little pricks, time to whip out the chancla 🩴 🦗
Kill on sight.
Get two fly swatters so you can dual-wield on these dastardly SOBs. I'm like a lanternfly-killing Keith Moon out here. Every day. We're fast coming up on the time for them to transition to adulthood and, lemme tell you, THOSE things sure don't die pretty - a red, lumpy, gooey mess. The more that take the dirtnap now, the better. https://preview.redd.it/dpzn7kd87w8d1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5e4c8a4358eb038614490ef6abe1c45bad47497a
I’ve been seeing these at work on my car. Good to know it’s time
Spotted laternfly, kill them when you see them, they are invasive and really don't belong here.
They are much worse than stink bugs. Kill on sight please.
THE ENEMY. DESTROY IMMEDIATELY
Kill the lantern fly. Also report to park rangers.
Lantern fly, and they are quick, they hop away and look at you like “fucker, did you just try to step on me?”
Friendship with stinkbugs = over Friendship with spotted lantern fly = LFG!
bitch ass lantern fly, kill it.
Spotted lantern fly. Kill without mercy
Yep I'm seeing the nymphs at my house that don't have the red yet and if I would have know I would have killed everyone! They are so bad for the environment!
Vinegar, sprayed in a stream, (straight or with a bit of dawn), will kill the black and white (smaller nymphs) as well as the ones that turn spotted red, before becoming the lager mature version which are harder to kill and smash. As someone else said, they cannot see straight in front of them. So I actually hitting them on a wall is easiest coming in from in front and slightly above with a flyswatter or flipflop! On the ground, stand beside, facing the same direction as they are and with the leg on their side, raise foot and knee, and come down with a horse-like pawing motion that can usually get them before they see it coming. Good luck. Report them if you see many to local DNR.
LANTERN FLYS!!! The babies are little black barbarians that have barbed legs and refuse to die! I hate these stupid things and they fly and get stuck into your clothes and hair and then hitch a ride into the house.Then before you know it , you have new roommates that reproduce quickly! 🥴
Spotted lanternfly baby, if u ever see one that shit is on sight, they eat crops and have no natural predators
Their ONLY redeeming quality is they aren’t bedbugs.
Yup the spotted lanternfly nymph is correct. They are very invasive. I generally don't say kill it especially if it's not bothering you, but this is the exception to rule.
Kill it, immediately.
If you plan to visit any of the indicated northeastern states in which Spotted Lanternfly has been found, it is recommended you thoroughly wash and inspect your vehicles before leaving. Also, do not move firewood. All life stages of Spotted Lanternfly can hitchhike, but the eggs and adults pose the greatest risk for movement. In northern states, adults can lay their eggs on any outdoor flat surfaces from July to December. For more information on current counties that are under quarantine, please visit: https://nysipm.cornell.edu/environment/in vasive-species-exotic-pests/spotted-lanternflv/
They are baby spotted flies, kill them on sight!
Spotted lantern fly Kill it quickly!
KILL
Soapy water is your friend. I carry a spray bottle of it around the garden to nail problem critters like lantern flies.
Same. I have a dedicated bottle I leave outside and I go hunting when I let my dog out. Virtually kills on contact and isn't terrible for anything you spray it on, including yourself.
Just soap and water?
Look like lantern flies and you should kill it
Kill it Seymour kill it
[Shoot em on sight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9ppK6spHe8)
KILL ZEM
Spotted lantern fly - make a mixture of dawn soap & water , put in a pray bottle and spray them on sight, they will die on contact with the solution
Something that needs to die immediately
I saw these earlier they everywhere
KILL THESE ON SIGHT!!!
Where have you been? Those little bastards have been taking over for 2 years. Kill, kill, kill…
I'm in Gaithersburg - And I go for alot of walks - this is my first time seeing them. However! I do remember about 3 days ago...I found a black and white one near my apartment door. Sprayed it about 30 times before it died.
I envy you for not having seen them until now. Life was bliss before them. lol. They’re taking over and, you are correct, they are hard to kill. The babies are black and white, adults red and white. They’re the worst. I hate killing anything but it must be done. Apparently they target wine vineyards so, speaking as a serious wine lover, we must stop these creatures asap. lol
KILL IT WITH FIRE
The fastest bugs in the west (east)
Oh no I can't with the sprickets!! At least you can see these. I get skeeved out by hoppers and Mantises FREAK me out. They are tiny aliens, I'm convinced. They look INTO you. ((Shudders))
Sevin does wonders to wipe them out
I saw some in my apartment in Baltimore city; wild. Before that, I’d only ever seen them in Harford County where my MIL lives.
They come in black with white spots at a younger age.
I saw one in Woodbridge VA last year. There is a solid chance it’s too late to do anything about it.
Suffer not the Xenos to live
/r/whatsthisbug
Where have you been?
r/lanterndie
Ah, shit. Here we go again.
Monster truck lady bugs
The only good bug is a dead bug. Do your part.
Devil's Spawn
A challenge in your slapping/stomping speed. Hop to it, future Champion of the Lantern
We have something similar, except the red looks to me more of an orange and they’re like I don’t know what but they get inside of the screen so in between our window and the screen, we have all these dead bugs trying to find out where they’re coming from but I just can’t. I spray a shit ton of bug spray, but that don’t stop them.
SLF are pretty common in Pennsylvania and were in Baltimore city for a while. It seems they are spreading south
I saw a ton of them at my job in Pikesville
Somehow,I found a dead one in my basement; not sure how it got there, but I assumed my cats killed it. This was before it was publicized that they were invasive. I haven't seen one since.
Kill them all
Bug asalt gun works great too
Surprised I haven’t seen any in the Suitland area
They keep hopping down from trees onto my garden/me in AAco 😫 As pretty as the moths are, destroy as many as you possibly can. I got 3 yesterday 😮💨🔥
Ah hell no!
Lantern fly
Kill it
OMG, I just saw one today. I stomped it, then ground it under my foot, because it didn't... crush! It still looked whole. Is the exoskeleton that hard?!🤯😱
KILL IT. THEY DESTROY TREES
The devil
Why kill on sight? I saw a black and white one I thought it was cool
That's initially what I thought. Then it flew at me when I opened my apartment door - and this is before I knew about what they were. I went back inside and sprayed it at least 30 times before it dissapeared and I'm assuming died. That was just the 2nd generation. 3rd Gen is the picture I took, and last form is the moth like appearance. Join the fight. 
Neem oil diluted in a spray bottle keeps them away from
Kill it, step on it, burn it, drown it, and piss on it.
That's a sidewalk
KILL THEM ALL!
It doesn’t even matter, I’ve been at war with these bastards for years in my backyard
OH SHIT THEY'RE BACK
Kill on site!
Them mutha fuckas teleport
Spotted lantern fly nymph kill it they are invasive
Kill it
Annoying af that’s what they are
They also fly when they turn into adults they’re everywhere in Baltimore
Bugs are people too
Kill kill kill!!! They were everywhere in Nj two summers ago. That's a baby right there, the adults are more bizarre
I put some powder bleach in a spray bottle with vinegar and water, they where dropping like flies
Dead bug crawling if I see it.
Kill any of them you see invasive
Bring down the hammer! Kill them all!
That is a sidewalk
I was actually under the impression that it was a cement highway utilized by all of the bugs of planet earth.
It begins
They also bit…. Back to Kill them All!!
Will the joro spider eat these lantern flies?
Squish 'ems
Kill them when you see them there very invasive
Fuck I thought they went extinct
Since last year, I have been killing every single one I see 😭. Fuck these things!
Turn on "the only thing they fear is you " and kill em ALL
Open season for eradication
Kill everyone you see.
They're hard. One landing on me the other day. I got it, it actually hurt my knuckle 🤣