We can't defeat spotted lanternfly that could plague Michigan wine industry

Neal Rubin: We can’t defeat spotted lanternfly that could plague Michigan wine industry


(Detroit Free Press) We’ve been warned before that spotted lanternflies are a threat to all that is holy and we should fight them with every weapon we can muster, including the bottoms of our shoes.

What I didn’t know until last week is that ultimately, they will defeat us, or best case, let us escape with a draw. We don't have enough technology, enough manpower or even enough shoes to chase them away, no matter that we already have the best slogans.



“Kill it! Squash it, smash it ... just get rid of it,” said the commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

"Stomp It Out!" said New Jersey.

"See it. Squash it. Report it," said our own state of Michigan.

Yet the spotted lanternfly, which apparently cannot read, continues its advance. ..........(more)

https://www.freep.com/story/news/columnists/2023/05/14/spotted-lanternfly-invasive-species-michigan-wine-industry/70199488007/