Millbury is dealing with an infestation spotted lanternflies, a highly invasive insect that preys on trees and woody plants, officials said in a statement. Spotted lanternflies attacks trees and other woody plants by feeding on their sap,

The spotted lanternfly continues to pop up in Massachusetts. The little insect is not as frightful as another invasive species that recently showed up in Massachusetts, the palm-sized Joro spider that's now in Boston,

The spotted lanternfly attacks tree-of-heaven, grapevines, maple trees, and hops vines, as well as lilac, rose, poplar, stone fruit, sycamore, birch, and black walnut, among many others.

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