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Controlling invasive species in Pennsylvania

This week is National Invasive Species Awareness Week.

By Scott LaMar/WITF

Penn State researchers aim to debunk myths surrounding spotted lanternfly

Some misconceptions about the spotted lanternfly came as a result of misunderstandings about the bug soon after it was discovered in Berks County in 2014.

By Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania

Invasive plants and an overpopulation of deer are decimating Pennsylvania’s forests

The threat to Pennsylvania’s forests might not be what you think.

By Merideth Bucher/WITF

‘We look at this and see a catastrophe in the making,’ says researcher about Pennsylvania’s forests

"Forests get the double whammy of both too many invaders, many species, and too many deer.”
By Staff

Pa. has a new weapon to sniff out spotted lanternflies: A dog named Lucky

Lucky is the first dog in the nation trained to detect the spotted lanternfly.

By Kiley Koscinski/WESA

Pennsylvania sprays for gypsy moths in 19 counties, hoping to bring down a spike in the leaf-eating insect

Trees can handle some gypsy moth caterpillars, but too many mean a tree can lose too much foliage and could die.

By Anne Danahy/StateImpact Pennsylvania
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