Ants Aid Invasive Lanternflies

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Ants help detect spotted lanternfly invasions by carrying pest DNA in honeydew

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Spotted lanternflies, originally from Asia , have been spreading across parts of the U.S. Virginia Tech researchers have found a new way to use ants to detect invasive insects.

Ants that foraged in areas with spotted lanternflies carried traces of the bugs' DNA in their bodies.

The researchers are developing a field-ready antDNA kit that allows analysis to be done faster and faster.

DOI: 10.1002 / ps.8814 Wei-Jiun Lin et al, Let ants find them: Using ants as eDNA samplers for detecting the invasive spotted lanternfly, NeoBiota ( 2025 ). DOI: 10.3897 /neobiota.98.151420 Provided by Virginia Tech .

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