The Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications from county conservation districts for Spotted Lanternfly Response Grants to promote quarantine compliance.  The deadline for applications is April 7.  (formal notice)

The Department will award grants to assist Conservation Districts with activities designed to enhance spotted lanternfly (SLF) quarantine compliance by businesses and residents of their county. Priority will be given to regional projects, in which one county serves as the lead to coordinate the project across multiple counties.  [PaEN]

Click Here for all the details.  Questions should be direct to Ruth Welliver, Bureau of Plant Industry, (717) 772-5222.

For more information on spotted lanternflies, visit Agriculture's Spotted Lanternfly and the Penn State Extension Spotted Lanternfly webpages.

Related Article:

-- Dept. Of Agriculture Adds Butler, Clearfield, Clinton, Fayette, Lawrence, Somerset Counties To Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Area  [PaEN]

[Posted: March 3, 2023]

3/6/2023