invasive species

Spotted lanternflies were first seen in Indiana in 2021.

Spotted lanternflies have been seen in 14 counties in the state.

Sea lamprey decimated popular Great Lakes fish from the 1920s to the 1950s. Since then, the Great Lakes Fishery Commission has been applying a pesticide to keep the invasive species from reproducing.

Other bills heard by the Senate Natural Resources Committee address invasive plant species and chronic wasting disease in deer.

It's important to remove invasive, non-native plants to make more space available for plants that nourish our own native wildlife.

While worms are usually good for gardens, this invasive species has experts worried about lasting soil quality in local gardens.

Purdue University said the spotted lanternfly was detected in July in Huntington County in northeastern Indiana.

Since being named an invasive species by the city in 2020, residents are left with the burden of having to remove bamboo from their property or face fines.