This presentation will explain what the spotted lantern fly is and how it damages plants. We will look at the current quarantine zone and review when and how to help control its spread.

About the Instructor: David Sutton – David Sutton is a Penn State master gardener who volunteers with banding and data recording of tree of heaven trees for the PA Department of Agriculture and data recording of spotted lanternfly egg emergence for the local Penn State extension office. Sutton was employed by Rohm and Haas/Dow Chemical, working in marketing and agricultural chemicals. Through a partnership between Rohm and Haas and the Philadelphia School District, Sutton produced Poetvision, a series of videotapes of contemporary American poets, now available online. While serving on the Pottstown borough council, he led the effort to establish the west campus of Montgomery County Community College in Pottstown.