The Michigan Department of Agriculture is asking for increased vigilance to help identify an invasive species that could damage at least 70 different crops in the state.
USDA has confirmed several reports of dead Spotted Lanternfly in Michigan in recent weeks and the department says there is no evidence of established populations.
Spotted Lanternfly is an invasive species found in the U.S. in 2014 in Pennsylvania and has been moving across the East Coast, with confirmed reports also found in Ohio.
