Reps Hosting Bryn Mawr Spotted Lanternfly Awareness Event

BRYN MAWR, PA — A handful of local state politicians are teaming up for an informative event on the spotted lanternfly in Bryn Mawr.

State Reps. Mary Jo Daley, Greg Vitali, Tim Briggs, and Pamela A. DeLissio will host a Spotted Lanternfly Awareness Event from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10 at Ludington Library in Bryn Mawr.

The guest speaker will be Heather Leach from the Department of Entomology with Penn State Extension.

"This species of insect doesn’t belong here, and yet it’s become more than a nuisance in Montgomery and surrounding counties,” Daley said. “We intend to teach how it got here, what makes it such a pest, and what we can do to help combat its presence.”

As Penn State’s Department of Entomology points out, the state’s grape, tree-fruit, hardwood, nursery and landscape industries are at stake, potentially affecting crops and products worth nearly $18 billion annually.

Ludington Library is located at 5 S. Bryn Mawr Ave. in Bryn Mawr.