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Plant-Insect Ecosystems

10-Minute Paper

P-IE: Invasive Species 2

Continued expansion of spotted lanternfly geographical range in Virginia with risk to vineyards

Wednesday, November 3, 2021
1:30 PM – 1:42 PM MT
Location: Colorado Convention Center, Meeting Room 102-106
In-Person

    Presenting Author(s)

  • Douglas G. Pfeiffer

    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Blacksburg, Virginia

    • Co-Author(s)

  • ED

    Eric R. Day

    Virginia Tech
    Blacksburg, Virginia

  • MS

    Mark Sutphin

    Virginia Cooperative Extension
    Winchester, Virginia

  • TD

    Theresa A. Dellinger

    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Blacksburg, Virginia

  • Jason T. Bielski

    Graduate Student
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Radford, Virginia

  • CR

    Corey S. Riedel

    Master's Student
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    Blacksburg, Virginia

  • Pragya Chalise

    Graduate student
    Virginia Tech University
    Blacksburg, Virginia

  • BS

    Beth Sastre

    Virginia Cooperative Extension
    Leesburg, Virginia

Spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) was first detected in Winchester Virginia in January 2018.  Continued spread has been followed by personnel at Virginia Tech, Virginia Cooperative Extension and the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.  Estimated geographic range at the end of the season since discovery has been as follows: 2028 Spring - 259 ha, 2018 - 4,662 ha, 2019 - 10,360 ha, and 2020 - 27,970 ha.  Incursion into commercial vineyards appears imminent.  Range expansion is greatest along highways and railroad beds, suggesting human-assisted movement.