Allies Against an Invasive: Interactions Between Spotted Lanternflies and Native Species

Johnson shares insights from her current research on the predators currently feeding on spotted lanternfly and offer a look at which North American predators are most effective at controlling SLF. She also shares early findings from her work to determine how milkweed consumption impacts SLF. 

Speaker

Anne Johnson is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Entomology at Penn State. She studies how species native to North America interact with spotted lanternflies and how this could be applied to control their populations. In particular, she researches predators of spotted lanternfly found in the United States and how feeding on milkweed affects spotted lanternfly.