The Spotted Lanternfly

Life stages of spotted lanternfly chart, with an egg mass, early nymph, late nymph, adult with wings closed, and adult with wings open. The early nymphs are black with white spots, late nymphs are red with black stripes and white spots, and the adult has light pink wing with black spots.

Article written by Marianna Quartararo In the last several years, a new insect pest has been making its way into our area; Spotted Lanternfly  (SLF) (Lycorma delicatula). Despite the common…

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Pennsylvania State Water Plan Released

A lake at dusk, taken from a gravel beach

At the end of January, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) released the final 2022 Pennsylvania State Water Plan. With this plan, an interactive online water atlas was released.…

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