Maryland
Maryland expands spotted lanternfly quarantine to control spread of invasive species
Noticed lanternfly has Virginia vineyards involved
Farmers and vintners in Virginia are nervous after the noticed lanternfly emerged in two counties. [ORIGINAL AIR DATE: Sept. 15, 2021]
Maryland has expanded its noticed lanternfly quarantine to manage the unfold of the invasive species.
The Maryland Division of Agriculture expanded the noticed lanternfly quarantine to incorporate the next counties: Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Frederick, Harford, Howard, Kent, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Queen Anne’s, Talbot, Washington and Wicomico, in addition to Baltimore Metropolis.
The quarantine is efficient instantly and restricts the motion of regulated articles that may comprise the noticed lanternfly in any of its life levels, together with egg lots, nymphs, and adults.
PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Invasive noticed lanternfly present in Loudoun County
“The noticed lanternfly continues to be a damaging invasive species that has negatively impacted agriculture operations all through the mid-Atlantic area,” mentioned MDA Secretary Kevin Atticks. “The division continues to take steps to broaden the quarantine zone out of an abundance of warning as we stay vigilant in controlling the unfold of this damaging insect.”
The unique quarantine order from 2019 included Cecil and Harford counties, which have established noticed lanternfly populations. In early 2022, the quarantine zone was expanded to 9 extra jurisdictions based mostly on the confirmed existence of recognized noticed lanternfly populations in these areas.
Companies, municipalities, and authorities businesses requiring any regulated merchandise’s motion inside or from the quarantine zone will need to have a specialised allow. Examples of regulated articles embrace landscaping, transforming, or development waste; packing supplies like wooden packing containers or crates; vegetation and plant components; automobiles; and different outside objects.
PREVIOUS COVERAGE: First Maryland noticed lanternfly hatch of 2020 recognized
The noticed lanternfly poses a major menace to the area’s agricultural industries because it feeds on over 70 several types of crops and vegetation, together with grapes, hops, apples, peaches, oak, pine, and lots of others, in keeping with the Maryland Division of Agriculture.
Initially from Asia, the noticed lanternfly was first detected in Berks County, Pennsylvania within the fall of 2014. It has additionally unfold to Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia.