Wildlife experts from the Ohio State University Extension are on the lookout after spotted lanternfly eggs hatched, producing nymphs that emerged and crawled around plants in a vegetation area on West 117th Street in Cleveland.
The spotted lanternfly is an invasive species that can damage and destroy grapevines, fruit trees and a wide variety of other plants.
While out scouting for the spotted lanternfly on May 19, educators at the OSU Extension spotted what appeared to be the first nymphs that emerged from the eggs. The spotted lanternfly will lay eggs in October through winter. After hatching in the spring, the spotted lanternfly goes through four nymph stages. During the first three, they appear with black and white spots and in the last stage, usually in mid-summer, they turn red and develop white dots and black stripes.
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