Diploid chromosome-level genome assembly and annotation for Lycorma delicatula [PDF]
Scientific DataThe spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is a planthopper species (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) native to China but invasive in South Korea, Japan, and the United States where it is a significant threat to agriculture. Genomic resources are critical to both
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Human-mediated dispersal drives the spread of the spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 The spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is a novel invasive insect from Asia now established and spreading throughout the United States. This species is of particular concern given its ability to decimate important crops such as grapes, fruit trees ...
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Factors Guiding the Orientation of Nymphal Spotted Lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula [PDF]
Insects, 2023 A mark–release–recapture experiment was conducted to evaluate the orientation of spotted lanternfly (SLF) Lycorma delicatula White (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) nymphs when released equidistant between two trees.
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Accumulation of Fungal Pathogens Infecting the Invasive Spotted Lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula [PDF]
Insects, 2023 In the eastern United States, populations of the invasive spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula, are abundant and spreading. Four species of naturally occurring entomopathogenic fungi have previously been reported as infecting these planthoppers, with ...
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The subapical labial sensory organ of spotted lanternfly Lycorma delicatula [PDF]
Open BiologyDeciphering how spotted lanternfly (SLF), an invasive polyphagous planthopper in North America, engages with its environment is a pressing issue with fundamental biological significance and economic importance.
Hany K. M. Dweck, Claire E. Rutledge
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Complete mitochondrial genome of the spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula White, 1845 (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae) [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020 The spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula White, 1845 (Hemiptera: Fulgoridae), is an invasive pest that attacks forest as well as agricultural trees. We sequenced the 15,798-bp long complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) of this species; it consists
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Globally suitable areas for Lycorma delicatula based on an optimized Maxent model [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionLycorma delicatula, a globally invasive pest, has caused considerable economic losses in many countries. Determining the potential distribution range of L. delicatula is crucial for its effective management and control; however, our understanding of this
Zhengxue Zhao, Lin Yang, Xiangsheng Chen
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Egg masses as training aids for spotted lanternfly Lycorma delicatula detection dogs. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2021 The spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) is an invasive species first detected in 2014. The insect feeds on plants causing severe damage in vineyards such as the occurrence of sooty mold fungus that impairs leaf photosynthesis.
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A “Sconce” Trap for Sampling Egg Masses of Spotted Lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula [PDF]
InsectsSurvey and detection of the spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula (White), rely either on traps that exploit the insect’s behavior as it navigates its environment, or on visual surveys of either its mobile life stages or egg masses. A recently described
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Performance and host association of spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula) among common woody ornamentals [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2021 Lycorma delicatula (spotted lanternfly) has a broad host range with a strong preference for the invasive host plant from its native range, tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima); it had long been speculated that L. delicatula could not develop or reproduce
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