Insect predators found in the United States could help keep spotted lanternfly populations in check while potentially reducing reliance on chemical control methods, according to a new study.

Spotted lanternflies have wreaked havoc on U.S. agriculture since their arrival in 2014, but Penn State researchers may have ...

Researchers found native predators that help control spotted lanternfly populations, reducing reliance on pesticides.

predators were placed in enclosures with either 25 lanternfly nymphs or 10 adults for up to one week. Among the tested predators, the spined soldier bugs and two praying mantis species were the ...

Insect predators found in the United States could help keep spotted lanternfly populations in check while potentially ...

So, it doesn’t have a real chance of escaping a praying mantis that’s hiding. Praying mantises eat adult lanternflies as well as young lanternflies known as nymphs. When you think of a group of ...

Iranian researcher Mahmood Kolnegari has described a new praying mantis species in central Iran, naming it Sinaiella azadi (“freedom” in Persian) to symbolize the importance of scientific ...