Researchers are deploying a new weapon to slow the invasive species' advance — specially trained dogs with the ability to sniff out the winged insect’s eggs.

Four-legged investigators sniff out spotted lanternfly eggs to slow the spread of invasive pest. Updated May 19, 2025 10:49 p.m. Gail Samko's Australian Shepard-cattle dog mix, ...

CLEVELAND (AP) — The spotted lanternfly, ... Four-legged investigators sniff out spotted lanternfly eggs to slow the spread of invasive pest. The Associated Press. May 19, ...

CLEVELAND (AP) — The spotted lanternfly, a leaf-hopping invasive pest first detected in the U.S. a decade ago, has steadily spread across the East Coast and into the Midwest with little getting ...

Spotted lanternfly hunters walk in the park, from left, Paige Malone, Argent, Bronco, Ginger Alpine, Gail Samko, Rio, Juno and Tara Gifford, walks along an all-purpose trail searching for spotted ...