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Woof, there it is: A spotted lanternfly!

Feb 08, 2023 10:06AM ● By Content Editor
Photo: Dia sniffs out spotted lanternflies with handler Joshua Beese. IMAGE: New York New Jersey Trail Conference.

By Genevieve Fox - Great Lakes Echo - February 8, 2023

Researchers at Cornell University recently finished a 2-year study to test if dogs could spot early populations of the invasive insect which devastates vineyards.

The dogs are trained to look in the most productive areas where spotted lanternfly eggs would be found, Blumenthal said. During training, they place the pest in areas like tree branches and under rocks. This makes it so the dogs naturally will gravitate towards those areas out in the field.


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