IL Pest Survey

First Japanese beetles of the season picked up in surveys in Moultrie and Champaign counties.

Here we go…they’re trained and on the loose. I’ve given them a truck and all access to share their summer survey adventures over on the IlPestSurvey Instagram account.

It's spotted lanternfly season - please report possible nymph sightings in Illinois to: [email protected]

Won't be long now...

Japanese Beetle PDDs increasing in Illinois. DDs are > 1020 in southern Illinois, the number associated with the beginning of adult emergence. IL Pest Survey

Invasive species alert - now is the time to be watching for newly hatched spotted lanternflies!

• First discovered in the Fuller Park neighborhood in Chicago in September 2023, reports of invasive spotted lanternfly populations have been limited to the Chicago area.

• This invasive insect pest damages fruit, ornamental, and woody trees by feeding on them, and could harm the grape and logging industries.

• Egg masses containing 30-50 eggs overwinter until the nymphs emerge late April / early May.

• Did you see a spotted lanternfly? Report it! Send a picture to [email protected] with the date, specific location, and number of insects.

Learn more about what to look for at https://go.illinois.edu/InvasiveSpottedLanternfly.

Identification guides:
- English: https://go.illinois.edu/SpottedLanternfly
- En español: https://go.illinois.edu/MoscaLinternaconManchas

Photo provided by USDA.

Significant flight
Fulton County
Projected potential cutting date May 24

Significant flight
Pike County
Projected potential cutting date May 17

That didn't take long. Traps out Mar 31. First moths Apr 1. First significant flight of the year.

Significant flight
Pike County
Projected potential cutting date May 17