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The graphics on this page can be used to enhance invasive species awareness on social media and on websites.

Please tag @sleloprisminvasives #SLELOPRISM when you use the graphics provided on this page.  

Featured Pledge to Protect Social Media Posts

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“I’m proud to have taken the Pledge to Protect our waters from invasive species! 🌊 Together, we can make a difference. Join the movement and take action today by visiting Let’s keep our waters safe and thriving! 💙 #iPledgeToProtect”

 

I’m proud to have pledged to protect our lands and trails from invasive species! 🌿 Together, we can ensure our natural spaces stay safe and beautiful. Join the movement today by visiting and make a difference! 🌳 Let’s keep these spaces thriving! 💚 #iPledgeToProtect

I’m proud to have taken the Pledge to Protect my community from invasive species! 🌍 Together, we can keep our neighborhoods and ecosystems safe for everyone. Join me in making a positive impact—sign up today at and be part of the movement! 💚 #iPledgeToProtect

Let’s create a thriving community! 🌿

I’ve taken the Pledge to Protect my garden from invasive species! 🌺🌿 It’s a simple way to keep our plants healthy and thriving while preserving the beauty of nature. You can take action too by visiting and join the effort to protect our green spaces! 💚 #iPledgeToProtect

Let’s nurture our gardens and grow a better future! 🌷✨

I’m thrilled to share that I’ve taken the Pledge to Protect our forests from invasive species! 🌲 Let’s work together to safeguard these vital ecosystems for future generations. Join the effort today by visiting and make a meaningful impact! 💚 #iPledgeToProtect

Our forests thank you! 🌿

I’ve proudly taken the Pledge to Protect my lands and waters from invasive species! 🌿💧 It’s a small step that makes a big impact in safeguarding our environment. You can join the movement too by visiting . Together, let’s preserve our natural treasures for generations to come! 💙 #iPledgeToProtect

 

General Invasive Species Social Media Graphics

Please tag @sleloprisminvasives when you use the graphics provided on this page.  Credits are provided above the graphic. 

Spotted Lanternfly

This infographic was created by Megan Pistolese-Shaw with SLELO PRISM 

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Spotted lanternfly can easily hitchhike on vehicles and equipment like boat trailers & campers.  Be sure to check your wheel wells, vehicle grills, and other surfaces for spotted lanternfly adults and egg masses.  If you think you found SLF, please take a photo, note your location, squash the insect or scrape off & dispose of the egg mass and report the information to spottedlanternfly@agriculture.ny.gov or directly to the online report form.  
Tags to include: @sleloprisminvasives  #SLELOPRISM

Spotted Lanternfly

This infographic was created by Megan Pistolese-Shaw with SLELO PRISM 

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New York State is the second largest producer of apples in the country. Spotted lanterfly is an invasive pest that threatens crop yeilds and the health of apple trees and many other plant species. You can help by looking for spotted lanternfly adults and egg masses while you pick apples. Check branches and tree trunks for gray-brown colored waxy masses and for colorful winged insects. If you think you found the insect or egg masses please take a photo, note your location, and report the information to spottedlanternfly@agriculture.ny.gov or directly to the online report form.  
Tags to include: @sleloprisminvasives  #SLELOPRISM

Spotted Lanternfly

This infographic was created by Megan Pistolese-Shaw with SLELO PRISM 

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It’s Salmon season and many people are traveling to the Salmon River in hopes to catch their next big fish! Spotted lanternfly can easily hitchhike on vehicles and lay eggs on your gear. Be sure to check your vehicle, outdoor chairs, and gear for spotted lanternfly adults and egg masses. If found, take a photo, note the location, destroy the insect or egg mass and report the finding to spottedlanternfly@agriculture.ny.gov or directly to this online report form.  
Tags to include: @sleloprisminvasives  #SLELOPRISM

Spotted Lanternfly

This infographic was created by Megan Pistolese-Shaw with SLELO PRISM 

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The nights are getting longer, and the air is getting chilly. Which makes it a perfect time of year for campfires! Whether you’re having s’mores with the kids, a bonfire hangout with friends, or a cookout at camp, be sure to follow the NYS firewood regulation when building your fire – use wood from a source or origin within 50 linear miles of your destination, or use heat-treated firewood.
 
Firewood can be hiding invasive species, like spotted lanternfly or Asian longhorned beetle, which you could unknowingly be transporting to new locations. The movement of firewood may be one of the major ways the emerald ash borer was able to infest most counties in New York in only 10-15 years. Learn more about firewood regulations at these websites: https://www.dontmovefirewood.org/ https://www.dec.ny.gov/animals/28722.html
 
Tags to include:
  • @sleloprisminvasives
  • #SLELOPRISM
  • #Don’tMoveFirewood

Spotted Lanternfly

This infographic was provided by the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Putnam County. Designed by, Jennifer Lerner.

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Spotted lanternfly is an invasive plant hopper that threatens our grape, hopp, apple, and maple production. It lays its eggs on nearly anything and can hitchhike on firewood, so #DontMoveFirewood, instead, buy wood where you plan to burn it.
If you spot spotted lanternfly report it to spottedlanternfly@agriculture.ny.gov
or directly to this online report form.  
Include @sleloprisminvasives and #SLELOPRISM #DontMoveFirewood

Spotted Lanternfly

This infographic was provided by the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Putnam County. Designed by, Jennifer Lerner.

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Spotted lanternfly adults lay eggs in the fall and early winter. Keep an eye out for the brightly colored winged adults and for their grayish/brown waxy egg masses while you enjoy the season.
If you spot spotted lanternfly report it to spottedlanternfly@agriculture.ny.gov
or directly to this online report form.  
Tags to include: @sleloprisminvasives  #SLELOPRISM

Spotted Lanternfly

This infographic was provided by the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Putnam County. Designed by, Jennifer Lerner.

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Tree of heaven is a perfered host of invasive spotted lanternfly. To help identify Tree of heaven look for a bump at the base of each leaflet. Another sign you have found tree of heaven is if the leaves give off a foul odor when crushed.  If you spot tree of heaven, check for signs of invasive Spotted lanternfly.
If you spot spotted lanternfly report it to spottedlanternfly@agriculture.ny.gov
or directly to this online report form.  

Tags to include: @sleloprisminvasives  #SLELOPRISM

Spotted Lanternfly

This infographic was provided by the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Putnam County. Designed by, Jennifer Lerner.

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Spotted lanternfly lays its eggs on nearly everything. Look for gray to brown colored waxy patches on tree trunks, rocks and other surfaces.
If you spot spotted lanternfly report it to spottedlanternfly@agriculture.ny.gov
or directly to this online report form.  
Tags to include: @sleloprisminvasives  #SLELOPRISM

Spotted Lanternfly

This infographic was created by Megan Pistolese-Shaw with SLELO PRISM 

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Tree of heaven is an invasive tree that have pinnately compound leaves. Each leaf has 10-41 leaflets with a glandular bump at the base. The leaves give off a foul smell when crushed, and the bark looks similar to the outter peel of cantaloupe fruit. If you spot tree of heaven, check for signs of invasive Spotted lanternfly.
If you spot spotted lanternfly report it to spottedlanternfly@agriculture.ny.gov
or directly to this online report form.  
Tags to include: @sleloprisminvasives  #SLELOPRISM

Spotted Lanternfly

This infographic was created by Megan Pistolese-Shaw with SLELO PRISM 

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Spotted lanternflys lay eggs on nearly everything. Be sure to check your wheel wells, behind vehicle grills, boats and outdoor equipment before traveling. Look for gray to brown colored waxy patches.
If you spot spotted lanternfly report it to spottedlanternfly@agriculture.ny.gov
or directly to this online report form.  
Tags to include: @sleloprisminvasives  #SLELOPRISM

Spotted Lanternfly

This infographic was created by Megan Pistolese-Shaw with SLELO PRISM 

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Keep an eye out for spotted lanternfly egg masses. Check tree bark, rocks, vehicles, outdoor equipment, and nearly any flat surface for inch-long brown colored rowed egg masses that may be underneath a gray waxy covering.

If you spot spotted lanternfly report it to spottedlanternfly@agriculture.ny.gov
or directly to this online report form.  
Tags to include: @sleloprisminvasives  #SLELOPRISM

Spotted Lanternfly

This infographic was created by Megan Pistolese-Shaw with SLELO PRISM 

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Look for signs of Spotted lanternfly.  Keep an eye out for insects that change from black to red to brightly colored winged adults. Egg masses that are covered in a gray-waxy secretion, black sooty mold buildup around plants, or sap oozing from tree trunks.
If you spot spotted lanternfly report it to spottedlanternfly@agriculture.ny.gov
or directly to this online report form.  
Tags to include: @sleloprisminvasives  #SLELOPRISM

Spotted Lanternfly

This infographic was created by Megan Pistolese-Shaw with SLELO PRISM 

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Spotted lanternfly eggs can easily go unnoticed and can be found on many surfaces. Eggs are about 1-inch long and have a brown, seed-like appearance. They are covered in a mud-like gray-colored secretion that helps them stay glued to a surface in a mass. Eggs are laid in the fall and overwinter.
If you spot spotted lanternfly report it to spottedlanternfly@agriculture.ny.gov
or directly to this online report form.  
Tags to include: @sleloprisminvasives  #SLELOPRISM

Spotted Lanternfly

This infographic was created by Megan Pistolese-Shaw with SLELO PRISM 

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Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) is in New York State. SLF eggs can survive over winter. Check tree bark and any flat surface for grayish-brown colored egg masses.
SLF eggs can unknowingly be transported by people; be sure to check vehicles and any equipment & supplies such as boats, trailers, firewood, stone, and outdoor furniture before traveling.
If you spot spotted lanternfly report it to spottedlanternfly@agriculture.ny.gov
or directly to this online report form.  
Tags to include: @sleloprisminvasives  #SLELOPRISM #SpottedLanternfly

Spotted Lanternfly

This infographic was created by Megan Pistolese-Shaw with SLELO PRISM 

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Spotted lanternfly has been confirmed in Staten Island, Port Jervis, Sloatsburg, Orangeburg and Ithaca New York. This invasive insect can devastate New York’s agricultural and tourism industry and threatens our forests.
If you spot spotted lanternfly report it to spottedlanternfly@agriculture.ny.gov
or directly to this online report form.  
Tags to include: @sleloprisminvasives  #SLELOPRISM #SpottedLanternfly

Oriental Bittersweet VS. Native Bittersweet

This infographic was created by Megan Pistolese-Shaw with SLELO PRISM 

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Oriental bittersweet is an invasive woody vine that strangles trees and smothers vegetaion. The best time to distinguish invasive Oriental bittersweet from the native American bittersweet is in the fall when the plants bear fruit. If you see red fruit with eyllow capsules growing at the vine stem, you are seeing the invasive Oriental bittersweet. If you see red berries that have orange capsules that grow at the tips of the vine, you are seeing native American bittersweet.   If you find invasive Oriental bittersweet, take a photo, note your location and report it to iMapinvasives.org.
Tags to include: @sleloprisminvasives  #SLELOPRISM 

Invasive Buckthorns

This infographic was created by Megan Pistolese-Shaw with SLELO PRISM 

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Autumn is a good time of year to cut and treat invasive buckthorns. The plant draws sap to its roots to store energy for the winter during this time so herbicide treatments will go straight to the roots killing the plant. Plus buckthorns can be easily identified during the fall because it’s leaves remain green after most other plant leaves have turned color or fallen off. After cutting buckthorn, you must either treat or bag the stump to keep it from re-sprouting.
Tags to include: @sleloprisminvasives  #SLELOPRISM

Porcelain Berry

This infographic was created by Megan Pistolese-Shaw with SLELO PRISM 

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Porcelain berry is an invasvie woody vine that shades out understory vegetation and girdles trees. Being in the grape family, leaves of porcelain berry look very similar to native grape leaves. The best way to distinguish between the two, is to look for purplish-blue colored berries with a porcelain shine to them in the fall. Also if you break the woody stalks of the vine and see a white center or pith, it is porcelain berry.  If you find porcelain berry take a photo, note your location, and report it to megan.pistolese@tnc.org, or to iMapinvasives.org.
Tags to include: @sleloprisminvasives  #SLELOPRISM

Porcelain Berry & Oriental Bittersweet

This infographic was created by Megan Pistolese-Shaw with SLELO PRISM 

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Porcelain berry and Oriental bittersweet are two invasive plants that are easily recognizable by their unique fruit which begin to grow in the fall.  

If you find porcelain berry or Oriental bittersweet, take a photo, note your location and report it to  iMapinvasives.org.

Tags to include: @sleloprisminvasives  #SLELOPRISM
Fall is a good time of year to spot invasive plants. This is especially true for invasive plants like porcelain berry and Oriental bittersweet that grow unique berries that distinguish them from native varieties in the fall. Porcelain berry has purplish-blue colored berries that have a porcelain-like shine to them, while Oriental bittersweet has red berries enclosed with yellow capsules. If you notice plants with these berries please report the observation via NY iMapInvasives
Tags to include: @sleloprisminvasives  #SLELOPRISM

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

This infographic was created by Megan Pistolese-Shaw with SLELO PRISM 

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Hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) is an invasive forest pest that kills hemlock trees. During the fall and winter, HWA forms white woolly masses that can be found along the branches of infested hemlock trees.  Other signs of a HWA include needle loss and needles that have a gray colored cast. Lack of bright green foliage at the tips of branchesin the spring is an indicator that the tree is in distress and is worth taking a closer look for the presence of HWA.
Tags to include: @sleloprisminvasives  #SLELOPRISM

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid

This infographic was created by Megan Pistolese-Shaw with SLELO PRISM 

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During the fall and winter, HWA forms white woolly masses that can be found along the branches of infested hemlock trees.
If you see white masses on the branches of hemlock trees, where the needle connects to the branch do the following:
  • Note your location
  • Take photos of the masses and of the tree
  • Report the observation to the DEC Forest Pest Hotline 1-866-640-0652
  • Report the observation to iMapInvasives.org
Tags to include: @sleloprisminvasives  #SLELOPRISM
Stay tuned for more infographics. If you have graphics you want showcased here, email megan.pistolese@tnc.org with subject “social media toolbox”. Thanks for sharing!

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SLELO TEAM

Program Director                    Brittney Rogers brittney.rogers@tnc.org 

Education, Outreach, & Communications Coordinator Megan Pistolese-Shaw megan.pistolese@tnc.org              

Terrestrial Restoration and Resiliency Coordinator          Robert Smith       robert.l.smith@tnc.org 

Aquatic Restoration & Resiliency Coordinator
Adrien Owens Adrien.Owens@tnc.org 

Conservation & GIS Analyst          Carolyn Koestner carolyn.koestner@tnc.org 

During this time the best way to contact our team is via email.

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Keep an eye out for spotted lanternfly egg masses. Check tree bark, rocks, vehicles, outdoor equipment, and nearly any flat surface for inch-long brown colored rowed egg masses that may be underneath a gray waxy covering.