Skyscrapers as Ecological Traps of the Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae): Preliminary Observations

Kenneth D. Frank; Gregory W. Cowper

doi:10.3157/021.130.0303

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Kenneth D. Frank,¹ Gregory W. Cowper²

¹2508 Pine Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Email: kenfrank1111@gmail.com.
²Department of Entomology, The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19103. E-mail: .

Abstract

Since its introduction to North America from Asia in 2014, the spotted lanternfly has emerged as a pest in rural and suburban settings. In downtown Philadelphia we found adults of the spotted lanternfly concentrated on pavement at the bases of skyscrapers and high-rises. Most of these insects were sluggish or dead. Adults of the spotted lanternfly concentrated also on the 27^th story of a façade of a high-rise, and on the roof of another high-rise. Skyscrapers and high-rises in this city behaved as ecological traps. The possibility that the spotted lanternfly will evolve resistance to such traps is doubtful.

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Kenneth D. Frank and Gregory W. Cowper "Skyscrapers as Ecological Traps of the Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae): Preliminary Observations," Entomological News 130(3), 232-244, (1 November 2022). https://doi.org/10.3157/021.130.0303

Received: 10 January 2021; Accepted: 5 April 2021; Published: 1 November 2022

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