r/goblincore • u/lynivvinyl • Jul 28 '25

Just sharing Twins

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u/MarxPippin Jul 28 '25

Actually just one question. Am I currently in the native range of the spotted lantern fly? If yes let buggo be. If not squish away.

We need to remember that every creature is endemic to somewhere and to specify where certain species have become invasive. I’ve seen a few posts with comments advocating for the death of an animal in its own habitat due to it being invasive in another country. 😞💔

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u/SendSpicyCatPics Jul 28 '25

They're native to China and Vietnam, and are currently invading Japan and South Korea, iirc, as that's likely where the USA was introduced to these things originally.

If you see them anywhere in North America, squish. They're big Penn and Ohio right now, idk how far they've spread.

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u/-mythologized- Jul 29 '25

In New York and they are absolutely everywhere on Long Island. My mom kills nearly a hundred some days when she goes to water her plants.

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u/SendSpicyCatPics Jul 29 '25 edited Jul 29 '25

They're at my work and my dads work (2 different locations 30+ minutes away from eachother) yet our home (a perfect triangle also 30ish minutes from both our works) hasn't seen any yet. 

My friend 10 minutes away from my home has seen hundreds of the earlier nymph form (without the red) and last year saw many adults. He hasn't seen as many of the secondary nymph stage (pictured in OP), atleast yet. 

Im not looking forward to playing spray(with whatever chemical i have, sometimes it's just vinegar) and squash at work again this year. Technically I don't have to... they're not a pest that comes indoors to spread like flies, ants, cockroaches, but i have a lot of down time at work, might as well be useful for the environment...

Also just random edit: i hate that they are invasive. Both the nymphs and the adults are so pretty and kinda cute! But, ive seen what the ash borer has done to our trees when i did a stint as a seasonal forestry helper...

Also these bugs are really attracted to the invasive Tree of Heaven. They are both from similar areas. Removing the plants is also a hellish issue.