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Spotted Lanternfly Status by State
SLF has now been confirmed in 20 states plus Washington DC. Find your state's infestation status, reporting links, and what to do now.
Confirmed States
SLF has been officially detected and confirmed in these 20 states and DC.
Pennsylvania
ConfirmedFirst confirmed: 2014
Delaware
ConfirmedFirst confirmed: 2017
New Jersey
ConfirmedFirst confirmed: 2018
Maryland
ConfirmedFirst confirmed: 2018
Virginia
ConfirmedFirst confirmed: 2018
West Virginia
ConfirmedFirst confirmed: 2018
Washington DC
ConfirmedFirst confirmed: 2019
New York
ConfirmedFirst confirmed: 2020
Georgia
ConfirmedFirst confirmed: 2021
Tennessee
ConfirmedFirst confirmed: 2021
North Carolina
ConfirmedFirst confirmed: 2022
South Carolina
ConfirmedFirst confirmed: 2022
Rhode Island
ConfirmedFirst confirmed: 2022
Kentucky
ConfirmedFirst confirmed: 2022
Ohio
ConfirmedFirst confirmed: 2022
Indiana
ConfirmedFirst confirmed: 2022
Connecticut
ConfirmedFirst confirmed: 2023
Massachusetts
ConfirmedFirst confirmed: 2023
Michigan
ConfirmedFirst confirmed: 2023
Illinois
ConfirmedFirst confirmed: 2023
Watch Zone States
Not yet confirmed but at risk from freight corridors and expanding range.
City-Level Data
Hyper-local SLF sighting data for the most heavily infested cities.
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Official state agency links, phone numbers, and online reporting portals for every confirmed state.
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Real-time spotted lanternfly sightings across all confirmed states. Report your own sightings and see what's near you.
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