Overview

• Ohio’s agriculture department reports rising sightings and confirms the pest is expanding into new areas of the state.
• Residents in the Cincinnati area have documented insects in parks and neighborhoods, and Hamilton County is now under quarantine.
• Trumbull, Mahoning and Columbiana counties also remain under quarantine, where officials say reporting individual sightings is not required.
• State guidance urges residents to kill individual bugs, use low-toxicity insecticides for larger infestations and remove egg masses during winter.
• So far, growers report no significant harvest losses, while beekeepers note honeybees collecting lanternfly honeydew that can change honey’s flavor.