spotted lanternfly

Spotted lanternflies are an invasive species native to southeast Asia.

City of Bloomington preparing for arrival of damaging invasive species 

Isabella Vesperini

Spotted lanternflies were first seen in Indiana in 2021.

Local wineries on watch for damaging new insect to southern Indiana

Isabella Vesperini

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

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.

Efforts to figure out how the spotted lanternflies found their way to the Indiana woodlot continue.

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.