Officials say they can't eliminate all of the insects, but each one sucked into the chamber is one less headache.
As CBS New York found out on Wednesday, "The lanternfly is drinking the sap from the tree," said Juli Snooks of Westchester County Parks.
It was a feast for the invasive species and Snook was there to break up the party, with a tool that brings inevitable comparisons to the movie"Ghostbusters."New York state officials concerned about spotted lanternflies' impact on wine industry Westchester County has a half-dozen of the vacuums and is buying more. Officials said they understand they can't eliminate the lanternfly population, but each one sucked into the chamber is one less headache.
"That lanternfly can no longer lay eggs over the wintering season. They can no longer reproduce. They can no longer harm that tree. So even though we may not be able to get every lanternfly, we are making an impact on the ecosystem, a positive impact," Snook said.
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