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How cities primed spotted lanternflies to thrive in the US
- February 4, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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Spotted lanternflies are adapting to the pressures of city life such as heat, pollution, and pesticides, according to genomic analyses of the invasive insects in the US and their native China. The findings, published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, show how urbanization may be shaping the spotted lanternfly's spread into new environments.
Originally published at Phys.org