Rachel McDevitt is a general assignment reporter with 90.5 WESA. She previously covered energy, the environment, and climate change as part of the StateImpact Pennsylvania project at WITF in Harrisburg.
A particular strain of the fungus may be killing spotted lanternflies. Researchers say there is a chance it could stabilize the population of the pest in the future
Despite efforts to contain it, the insect has spread to neighboring states. The Secretary of Ag says it's invasive "economically, socially, and environmentally."
