Performance and host association of spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) among common woody ornamentals

Abstract Lycorma delicatula (spotted lanternfly) has a broad host range with a strong preference for the invasive host plant from its native range, tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima); it had long been speculated that L. delicatula could not develop or reproduce without access to tree of heaven. In...

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Main Authors: Osariyekemwen Uyi, Joseph A. Keller, Emelie Swackhamer, Kelli Hoover
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-95376-x