Virginia may have a new ally in the fight against one of the most invasive insects threatening trees, crops, and other commodities. Virginia Tech researchers, led by Assistant Professor Scotty Yang, in the Department of Entomology in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, have found a new way to use ants and determine if spotted lanternflies have invaded a new area.
Ants help detect spotted lanternfly invasions by carrying pest DNA in honeydew
