August 5, 2022
| Albany, NY
WHAT: New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Director for Plant Industry, Chris Logue, will be available to discuss the State’s efforts to combat the Spotted Lanternfly, an invasive pest that can be devastating to New York agriculture.
WHEN: 12 p.m., Monday, August 8, 2022
WHERE: Join from the meeting link
https://meetny.webex.com/meetny/j.php?MTID=ma416506884e5cc2d85d74050a56f658f
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Meeting number (access code): 161 595 1016
Meeting password: SLF2022
*Please RSVP to Hanna Birkhead at [email protected]*
WHY: Spotted Lanternfly is a destructive pest that feeds on more than 70 plant species, including plants and crops that are critical to New York’s agricultural economy, such as grapevine, apple trees, and hops.
The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets is asking for the public’s help in combatting the Spotted Lanternfly. First found in New York State on Staten Island in August 2020, the population has been observed in all NYC boroughs, Long Island, Port Jervis, Sloatsburg, Orangeburg, Ithaca, and Binghamton. The Department is working closely with its partners on the state and federal level on measures to combat the population, control its spread to other areas of New York State, and protect New York’s agricultural crops.
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