Cleveland Metroparks turn to canine detectives in battle against spotted lanternflies

Cleveland Metroparks turn to canine detectives in battle against spotted lanternflies

As spotted lanternfly eggs prepare to hatch, the Cleveland Metroparks is unleashing a new set of weapons in the battle of the bugs: trained dogs.

Dogs trained to detect this invasive species in Cleveland Metroparks

CLEVELAND (WJW) - It's that time of year again -- the spotted lanternfly is making its way back to Ohio. This season, however, the fight against the invasive insect is started a little earlier with help from a few four-legged recruits. The Cleveland Metroparks is using four trained dogs to help detect spotted lanternfly egg masses. Angler breaks his own record with massive invasive species catch Officials said the dogs have proven to be mo…

How dogs are helping Cleveland Metroparks kill invasive spotted lanternflies

Bronco, Rio, Juno and Argent make up a team of volunteer dogs helping Cleveland Metroparks locate and eliminate egg masses of the invasive spotted lanternfly.

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