Spotted lanternflies have been spreading throughout the Mid-Atlantic since 2014. Just last year, the lanternfly spread into Sussex County. As the lanternfly problem grows, there is new hope for a solution to a potentially expensive agricultural pest. New research out of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Beneficial Insects Introduction Research Unit, located on the campus of the University of Delaware, shows that two parasitic wasps from Asia could be the solution.

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