Inspections Required!
If you find Spotted Lanternflies or their egg masses on your equipment, you must destroy them prior to completing the form in your tablet. The only way to destroy the egg masses is to scrape them off and place them in a plastic bag of alcohol-based hand sanitizer or rubbing alcohol and then dispose of the bag.
It is a $10,000.00 fine if drivers are caught not performing these inspections when required.
Inspection Process
When you are stopping in a Spotted Laternfly county, you must fill out the form within your EveryFleet device. To access the form, you simply hit the icon with the bug on it next to the gallery icon and POD icon on your trip information. Follow the prompts.
If you have any questions, please contact your Driver Manager.
Impacted Counties:
Connecticut
Delaware
Maryland
Anne Arundel
Baltimore
Calvert
Caroline
Carroll
Cecil
Frederick
Harford
Howard
Kent
Montgomery
Prince George’s
Queen Anne’s
Talbot
New Jersey
Ohio
Jefferson
Lorain
Virginia
Augusta
Buena Vista
Charlottesville
Clarke
Frederick
Harrisonburg
Lexington
Lynchburg
Manassas
Manassas Park
Page
Prince William
Rockbridge
Rockingham
Shenandoah
Staunton
Warren
Waynesboro
Winchester
Wythe
Pennsylvania
Allegheny
Armstrong
Beaver
Bedford
Berks
Blair
Bucks
Butler
Cambria
Cameron
Carbon
Centre
Chester
Clearfield
Clinton
Columbia
Cumberland
Dauphin
Delaware
Fayette
Franklin
Fulton
Huntingdon
Indiana
Juniata
Lackawanna
Lancaster
Lawrence
Lebanon
Lehigh
Luzerne
Lycoming
Mercer
Mifflin
Monroe
Montgomery
Montour
Northampton
Northumberland
Perry
Philadelphia
Pike
Schuylkill
Snyder
Somerset
Union
Washington
Wayne
Westmoreland
York
What You Need to Know:
What is it & why does it matter?
The Spotted Lanternfly or SLF, Lycorma delicatula (White), is an invasive planthopper native to Asia fist discovered in PA in Berks County in 2014.
SLF feeds on sap from a myriad of plants but has a strong preference for plants important to PA’s economy including grapevines, maples, black walnut, birch and willow. SLF’s feeding damage stresses plants which can decrease their heal and in some cases cause death.
Quality of Life can be impacted.
SLF excrete honeydew, a sugary waste that attracts bees, wasps and other insects and this waste build up on any surface below the SLF. The build-up of waste also leads to the growth of sooty mold and black-colored fungi.
How to stop the spread of Spotted Lanternfly
Join the effort to control and prevent the spread of SLF.
- Learn how residents and businesses can comply with the SLF Quarantine Order.
- Any efforts you make in destroying the Spotted Lanternfly or its’ egg masses help reduce populations on your property and in your community.
- SLF can be controlled by a combination of:
- Physical removal at any life stage
- Removal of Tree-of-Heaven host treesOpens In A New Window
- Pesticide applications
- SLF can be controlled by a combination of:
- If you are in a quarantine area, please “Look Before You LeaveOpens In A New Window” as SLF can move easily
- Use the SLF checklist to complete inspections of vehicles, trailers, or any outdoor items before movement within or out of quarantine locations.
- Report SLF sightings:
- 1-888-4BAD-FLY (1-888-422-3359), Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Online SLF ReportingOpens In A New Window
