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Invasive spotted lanternfly spreading in northern Indiana

Rebecca Thiele

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources said the spotted lanternfly has now entered Elkhart, Porter and St. Joseph counties.
Purdue: Spotted lanternfly has migrated to northern Indiana

Associated Press

Purdue University said the spotted lanternfly was detected in July in Huntington County in northeastern Indiana.
Asian Insect Known To Kill Native Plants Found In Indiana

Associated Press

Earlier this summer, a photograph of a spotted lanternfly taken in southern Indiana set off a huge effort to eradicate the insect that’s on the federally regulated invasive species list.