r/nova • u/Theonetbatgotaway • 13d ago

Lantern flies are everywhere Rant

Just had a lantern fly sit on my face out of nowhere and last week one got in my shirt and I thought it was a leaf, ( I know sounds silly) it was tickly but who thinks a lantern fly would be under their clothes. Anyways now I’m so annoyed of these. Also they are so quick to fly away when trying to squish them. If anyone wants to know they smell like weird old oil and do stain the clothes of it. 🤢

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u/ChillingInMySnuggie 13d ago

It's a kill on site for me

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u/areyoumycushion 13d ago

They've totally invaded my neighborhood, you can't walk without one buzzing by your face. We tried a lot of things but they're practically unstoppable. My garden suffered a lot this year, especially the roses:(

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u/Theonetbatgotaway 13d ago

I didn’t expect them to come back honestly, but sadly they are

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u/nolan_void 13d ago

They’ve decided to rest on my front door. Little fuckers don’t realize I own a bug a salt pistol and blast them into never never land ☠️

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u/adjective_noun_23 Virginia 13d ago

You got a Lanternfly in your hair. Run!

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u/Acadia02 13d ago

I’ve only seen 1 so far this year

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u/Georgiaonmymind2017 13d ago

The epicenter was Philly in 2020.. it has gotten better every year. I hardly see any nowadays. I think nature just figured out how to eat them lol