10/04/2025
If you’ve had it with spotted lanternflies, you are not alone. You can get some revenge, or at least a little satisfaction by destroying their eggs.
In Late fall, after spotted lanternflies are killed by freezing temperatures and before they hatch in May, find and destroy spotted lanternfly egg masses. Check for the egg masses on tree trunks, branches, rocks, lawn furniture, and really any hard surface that's outside. They are well camouflaged, about 1 1/2" long and 3/4" wide and look like grayish splotches of mud or putty.
Scrape the egg masses into a re-sealable bag or container that contains rubbing alcohol or hand sanitizer and dispose of them in the solution to be assured they will not hatch. Because spotted lanternflies lay many egg masses high up in tree canopies, removing egg masses within reach will not eliminate them, but because each egg mass contains up to 50 eggs, it can reduce the numbers, especially early in the season.
