Purchase’s Spotted Lanternflies

While Spotted Lanternfly adults die over the winter due to cold temperatures, their eggs can survive the winter - meaning we should be ready for a new hatch of nymphs later in the spring.

Intern Ashlee Streete spent last semester learning all there is to know about Spotted Lanternflies and summarized what they mean for Purchase College in this StoryMap. Read to learn more about this invasive bugs!