Overview
- The Jackson County infestation was confirmed after a resident submitted a report through MDARD’s Eyes in the Field tool.
- This marks at least the sixth confirmed county in southeast Michigan, joining Lenawee, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, and Wayne.
- MDARD says the insect is not a risk to human or animal health but can damage plants, especially grapevines, by promoting sooty mold.
- State guidance urges people to photograph sightings, squish the bugs or eggs, and report locations outside known infested areas.
- Michigan is mapping detections, surveying shipping ports, researching control methods without a species‑specific insecticide, and considering quarantine rules to limit human‑assisted spread.