It’s 6° right now and has below 12–14 for at least 12 hours. I know, wishful thinking but maybe, just maaaaybe?
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reelfishy t1_j1k6147 wrote
But
AbazabaYouMyOnlyFren t1_j1i2258 wrote
Good, fuck those bugs.
They're really quite beautiful and weird looking but not if they're killing all the damn trees.
EbolaFred t1_j1i3pfg wrote
Killing of trees aside, why they gotta leap on me when I least expect it? That freaks a motherfucker out. And it's not like they can drink my blood or sting me for fun. So why?
Lantern flies: stop jumping on me, learn to eat poison ivy and lawn weeds, and we can be happy together.
trekologer t1_j1ip8ce wrote
> So why?
They don't really fly (they can glide somewhat) so hitching a ride on other things is how they spread.
lilipadd17 t1_j1ivaps wrote
They literally scare the shit out of me. The way they clump together in groups of hundreds on windows, like leave me alone!
Creepy-Ad-5440 t1_j1icp22 wrote
Same here. Seems like they always jump on your back too. Fuckers!
Sendtitpics215 t1_j1k72i5 wrote
I vibe hard with both of these comments.
Everyone is so crazy “KILL THEM” and you two are just like “hey man, chill out let’s work something out” and “you know if they do die that’s fine, I like evergreens 🌲 “
_dumbunny t1_j1iuqzw wrote
What I hate is the black rain. A large maple in my yard provides the only real shade but they loved that tree too and everything under it got stained black. Gross.
smartz623 t1_j1n26ty wrote
What is the black rain?
_dumbunny t1_j1rfaxh wrote
Lanternfly excrement. Apparently it's sweet because I would see yellowjackets following them closely and defending them by trying to keep me away as I closed in for a kill. Also, I've read that honeybees are attracted to it to and then produce dark or even black honey.
grand_speckle t1_j1hwyec wrote
I think it’s a similar phenomenon with ticks too! though if I recall it needs to be under 15 for a few days at least. Hell if ticks and lantern flies are dying I’m all for this weather truthfully lol. Time to bundle up
SyndicalistCPA t1_j1i7zp3 wrote
Probably wouldn't be the only things dying unfortunately.
grand_speckle t1_j1ib1rm wrote
That's true. Plus my heart always goes out a little extra to the homeless in these kinds of temps
SyndicalistCPA t1_j1ibgw3 wrote
Especially in places where people have been raiding their camps just before this storm. Super cruel and inhumane.
Chose_a_usersname t1_j1k3rjd wrote
Jesus Christ has that been happening?! What soulless persons
DrMaxwellEdison t1_j1ihw1c wrote
Forecast: unlikely. It's climbing back to 16 here in Hunterdon today, low 12 tonight, then slowly climbing throughout the week.
One can dream, but these bugs have all survived before, and we'll see them again in the spring, I'm sure.
grand_speckle t1_j1iuwvg wrote
Yeah, I figured it wouldn’t be this cold too long anyway. It’s quite rare these days for it to drop this much here
Ok-Neighborhood-5713 t1_j1iiojn wrote
Hey 👋 Happy cake day 🎂🍰
grand_speckle t1_j1inubh wrote
Much Thanks!
HobbitFoot t1_j1hp83h wrote
It's a Christmas miracle!
PurpleSailor t1_j1hvvu6 wrote
Down to 0° here so die Lantern Fly's, die!
ninny423 t1_j1hug8o wrote
I hope so! I hate these things.
gordonv t1_j1i7cok wrote
It's a shame these things are harmful to trees, creepy, and so numerous.
They're quite beautiful in their own way.
Hellnugget19 t1_j1itpsv wrote
Agreed. If these were native and not wrecking shit they'd be like lightning bugs. Pretty to look at, sign of changing seasons, etc.
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mykepagan t1_j1ibzcw wrote
It was 6F in my neighborhood for about 8 hours last night. Every branch and shrub is at ambient temp except for the one by my dryer vent :-)
Die, lanternflies, die!
Danitay t1_j1i2nil wrote
Nah needs to be -13F, source: https://www.birdsoutsidemywindow.org/2022/01/24/is-this-winter-cold-enough-to-kill-pests/
jurzdevil t1_j1i5hmf wrote
that article is 8 years old, doesn't mention lantern flies and doesn't mention -13F.
Did you link to the wrong one?
Danitay t1_j1i5tk0 wrote
Whoops, the link copy was weird, edited the post with the right one. Here’s the screenshot: https://imgur.com/a/ct2oJ2w
jurzdevil t1_j1i5z9s wrote
awesome, works now. thanks!
mudclog t1_j1ia8yg wrote
Damn that sucks. Would be nice to kill off these fuckers
Found it on Wikipedia at the end of the Life Cycle section: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_lanternfly#Life_cycle
Study from Rutgers: https://academic.oup.com/ee/article/50/1/183/6016610?login=false
hopopo t1_j1iihri wrote
I'd take two days of -15F across the region.
Wolfir t1_j1ighu5 wrote
in my experience, don't rely on the cold to kill invertebrates
you're right, maybe this deep freeze will kill some lanternflies and they'll be a lesser problem this coming season
but when it comes to ticks . . . I just think a deep freeze might slow them down a bit, but I don't think they'll be dead
It only takes one lukewarm weekend for the ticks to wake up again
matt151617 t1_j1jkffc wrote
Like next weekend? It's supposed to be in the 50s.
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jollyjam1 t1_j1ixa8l wrote
I saw one limping along the other day and audibly asked it how it was still alive before proceeding to step on it.
ElectricalAd5367 t1_j1ii45n wrote
Let’s hope, never had a bug fly into me so much as they do… 👎🏼
Ok-Neighborhood-5713 t1_j1iihir wrote
Thank you for finding something beautiful amongst this frosty hell
Chose_a_usersname t1_j1k3m8q wrote
I have been keeping my lantern fly eggs under a heat lamp so they will be safe
asian_identifier t1_j1it1fs wrote
They'll just travel back up from the south along with the mosquitoes
66cev66 t1_j1jdy3r wrote
Fingers crossed!
Meem-Thief t1_j1jmb79 wrote
It says right there: it’ll kill the bugs but not the eggs, trees are not gonna be getting that cold so the eggs will survive, if the eggs couldn’t survive a few days in winter these bugs would’ve been extinct millennia ago
Sidshe t1_j1jb2yf wrote
And the ticks!
6gc_4dad t1_j1odqed wrote
Currently 22 feels like 12. Let’s ride
LossyP t1_j1hulla wrote
The enemy of my enemy is my friend