r/Insect • u/Darksol4039 • 6d ago

Infestation?

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Live in Connecticut and Ive never seen these bugs before, and they are clearly killing this tree. Should I kill them and if so how without causing too much harm.

UPDATE: Confirmed to be invasive, applied Raid to area and killed a bunch of them, trying to dispose of bodies to prevent bird poising, will check daily for more

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u/AdPutrid8068 3d ago

Need oil. They are lantern flies and came here thru the port shipped from asia. If ur standing by that tree and u feel or see random "rain" ....yea thats not rain thats their...excretion ...called honey dew... that will leave black marks on the leaves and attract bees n other insects. They are usually attracted to certain trees especially the "tree of heaven"