GET IN TOUCHREACH US
Questions, corrections, tips, and partnership inquiries welcome.
How to reach us
Pick Your Topic
Press & Media
Journalists and media inquiries: email contact@lanternflywatch.com with subject "Press". We have data, maps, and quotes ready.
Research & Data
Researchers looking to partner or cite our data: email contact@lanternflywatch.com with subject "Research". We welcome academic collaboration.
Report a Sighting
The fastest way to report is the community map — takes 60 seconds. We process sightings from the map in real time, not from email.
Content Corrections
See something wrong? We take accuracy seriously. Email contact@lanternflywatch.com with subject "Correction" and include the page URL.
Partnerships
Let's Work Together
We actively look to partner with state extension programs, neighborhood associations, municipal parks departments, and agricultural organizations. If you represent one of these groups and want to collaborate on outreach, data sharing, or community events — reach out. We're all fighting the same pest.
Honest note
Response Times
We're a small team. We try to respond within 3–5 business days. We read everything, but we can't always reply to every message individually.
If you have a time-sensitive sighting, don't wait for us. Use the map → Your report is live in real time the moment you submit it.
Find us online
Social & Citizen Science
iNaturalist
Find us as the “Lanternfly Watch” project. Every sighting you submit goes straight into the global science record.
TikTok
@lanternflywatch — quick field tips, seasonal alerts, and squish compilations.
@lanternflywatch — identification photos, map updates, and community highlights.
X / Twitter
@lanternflywatch — breaking sighting news, quarantine zone updates, and state alerts.
Direct line
Just Send a Note
For anything that doesn't fit a category above, just email us. We read everything.
contact@lanternflywatch.com