Ep 67: Doom Bloom

An invasive little bugger is murdering trees & plants in mid-Atlantic states by sucking them dry, then uses poisonous poop to finish the job. One hero rises above to turn poisonous poop lemons into delicious vomit lemonade.

Let's go!

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Resources:

PopSci podcast: https://www.popsci.com/animals/how-to-make-honey-spotted-lanternflies

Atlas Obscura: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/unusual-honey-pennsylvania

Philadelphia Bee - Doom Bloom Honey creators:

http://philadelphiabee.com/

BillyPenn.com https://billypenn.com/2019/09/13/10-worst-things-about-the-spotted-lanternfly-invasion/

PhillyMag.com

https://www.phillymag.com/foobooz/2020/11/23/spotted-lanternfly-honey-pennsylvania/

Extension Penn State U, how to comply with SLF active quarantine regulations: https://extension.psu.edu/how-you-can-comply-with-the-spotted-lanternfly-quarantine-regulations

More about the Spotted Lantern Fly: https://extension.psu.edu/spotted-lanternfly

A youtube video demonstrating pro tips and tricks, on how to kill the SLF

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfNAjUnAZrA

And a facebook page because not everything on social media is a dumpster fire. Well, it is, but this should be helpful: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2215404745415711/

For The Love of Nature: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wild-child/id1551899680?i=1000557222696

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