Officials sounding alarm as invasive insect spotted near Kentucky

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Spotted lanternflies were first officially found in the United States back in 2014 at a Pennsylvania Landscaping facility that imported stone from overseas.

Since then, the pests have made their way to multiple different major U.S. cities.

“Lanternflies are a huge annoyance in the areas where they invade. Their populations get so big. They just fall out of trees, they can land on people...[Read More]