“…Spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula (White), is emerging as one of the most aggressive invasive auchenorrynchan pests in in the eastern US: it is extremely polyphagous and it can feed on over 70 host plants, such as apple, plum, cherry, peach, apricot, grape, pine, tree of heaven (preferred tree host), as well as many ornamental plants [1][2][3][4][5][6]. Nymphs and adults cause severe plant damage through the sucking of phloem sap from the vascular bundles of young stems or leaves, as well as producing honeydew and, consequently, creating conditions for sooty mold [1,6,7]. As nymphs mature, their host plant range decreases; and.…”