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These dogs are soldiers in Indiana's war against the invasive spotted lanternfly

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The spotted lanternfly is an invasive insect that threatens the rest of the Hoosier state. The first reported sighting of the pests in Indiana came in 2021 in Switzerland County. A year later, they were found in Huntington. Each sac contains 30 to 50 lanternfly eggs, DNR official says.

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These dogs are soldiers in Indiana's war against the invasive spotted lanternfly

HUNTINGTON Kallie Bontrager leans in close to Que, an 11-year-old Australian shepherd."Go bugs," she says, issuing the command that sends Que and his powerful nose to find the eggs of the spotted lanternfly, an invasive insect that is infesting parts of northern Indiana and threatens the rest of the Hoosier state.Right now, we're really working on trying to get Huntington under control, Bontrager said. It is pretty spread out, unfortunately.Bon…

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