If you see this, destroy it: USDA says to 'smash and scrape' these large invasive egg masses

From the web: “The Department of Agriculture wants residents to be on the lookout for spongy masses growing outdoors "to help stomp out invasive pests this spring." The spongy masses are the eggs of the spotted lanternfly and spongy moth, two "economically and environmentally destructive invasive insects," USDA said in a notice sent out earlier this month.

The masses can attach to and travel unnoticed on trucks, cars, trains, planes, and items people leave outdoors and then move to other areas, USDA said.

“Invasive insects and plant diseases, such as the spotted lanternfly, spongy moth, citrus greening, and many others, cost the U.S. an estimated $40 billion each year in damages to crops, trees, and other plants,” Kathryn Bronsky, national policy manager for the spongy moth at Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) said. “Together, we can make a difference."

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