Virginia Tech: Could Your Dog Help Fight the Spotted Lanternfly - Study Makes the Case
June 09, 2026
June 09, 2026
BLACKSBURG, Virginia, June 9 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news:
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Could your dog help fight the spotted lanternfly? A new study makes the case
Ordinary pet dogs outperformed trained human searchers in the first real-world test of community dog-handler teams, finding more than twice as many egg masses.
By Marya Barlow
At a Maryland vineyard, Debi Persing guided her Boston terrier, Xephyr, slowly down a row of . . .
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Could your dog help fight the spotted lanternfly? A new study makes the case
Ordinary pet dogs outperformed trained human searchers in the first real-world test of community dog-handler teams, finding more than twice as many egg masses.
By Marya Barlow
At a Maryland vineyard, Debi Persing guided her Boston terrier, Xephyr, slowly down a row of . . .