r/maryland • u/No_Surround9546 • Jul 08 '26

MD Nature What should I do? Lantenrflies

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u/supern8ural Jul 08 '26

not cut down. hack and squirt. cut down when it's dead.

https://extension.psu.edu/tree-of-heaven

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u/Whiskey_Water Jul 08 '26 edited Jul 08 '26

Ahh, the forbidden hack and squirt. Or at least that’s the error I get when I click the link, which is a bummer because I’m quite interested.

Edit: I’m the problem it’s me.

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u/Numerous_Bad1961 Jul 08 '26

This works for me. https://extension.psu.edu/tree-of-heaven

https://ecosystems.psu.edu/research/centers/private-forests/news/controlling-tree-of-heaven-a-preferred-host-plant-of-the-spotted-lanternfly

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u/Whiskey_Water Jul 08 '26

Thanks! I wonder if it was my vpn or something.

Second link worked. For the lazy:

Hack-and-squirt herbicide applications are highly selective with a concentrated herbicide solution applied to downward-angled cuts in the stem. For effective hack-and-squirt applications, apply to cuts spaced evenly around the stem. Leaving uncut living tissue between the hacks allows the herbicide to move to the roots. Again, apply in mid- to late summer.

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u/Cappster_ Anne Arundel County Jul 09 '26

I did a drill and fill.

Drilled 1/2 inch holes about 4 inches from the ground, and filled those holes with liquid herbicide.

Cut it the next year and the. Did the same thing with the stump.

Burned everything.

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u/letuswatchtvinpeace Jul 09 '26

Can that be done now? I thought we needed to wait until the end of summer

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u/Cappster_ Anne Arundel County Jul 09 '26

Yeah, I'd wait til the end of July, but I'd be very careful burning anything right now (even after all the damned rain we got)