A spotted lanternfly has been identified and detected in Illinois following a report of a sighting earlier this month, the Illinois Department of Agriculture confirmed.
According to officials, the state's agriculture department was alerted to the potential presence of the nuisance pest on Sept. 16, and coordinated a site visit near the sighting two days later.
The spotted lanternfly is native to eastern Asia and was first found in the U.S. in southeastern Pennsylvania in 2014. Since then, presence of the species has continued to spread throughout the eastern and southeastern U.S., more recently making its way into the Midwest as well.
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