LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) has completed its 2025 spotted lanternfly monitoring efforts, confirming a new population in Jackson County.

As of November 2025, MDARD has confirmed spotted lanternfly populations in Jackson, Lenawee, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, and Wayne counties.

To help slow the spread of this invasive insect, MDARD and its partners are:

Evaluating potential spotted lanternfly quarantine measures

Conducting surveys at select Michigan shipping ports to identify potential “hitchhikers”

Introducing a new Invasive Species Watch List Viewer mapping tool to show where spotted lanternfly populations have been confirmed

Continuing to raise awareness, educate the public, monitor and track populations, and collaborate

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