Pictures on social media appeared to show festive confectionery on display at the supermarket at the end of July.

The spotted lanternfly is in peak season in Georgia. Officials are urging residents to report sightings online and kill the bug to protect crops.

Infestations of the invasive species originally from Asia have been spotted in several parts of Massachusetts this year.

The curtain has closed on another spectacular Andover Carnival, with this year’s event hailed as the most successful to date.

Spotted Lanternflies are back on Long Island this summer with large populations in Nassau and western Suffolk. The invasive insect can damage grapevines and other plants.