{"id":6168,"date":"2025-10-05T01:38:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T00:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/?p=6168"},"modified":"2025-10-05T01:38:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T00:38:52","slug":"today-i-found-these-gray-strange-lumps-on-a-tree-i-got-closer-and-noticed-that-they-were-moving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/?p=6168","title":{"rendered":"Today I found these gray, strange lumps on a tree: I got closer and noticed that they were moving"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-55.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-55.png 800w, https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-55-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/time.amazingstory.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/image-55-768x590.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Today in my garden, I noticed something strange on a tree. I remember clearly that a few days ago, this wasn\u2019t there.&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\ud83e\udd14\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f914.svg\">&nbsp;I approached to take a closer look and noticed they were moving, slowly, almost imperceptibly, but definitely moving.&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude28\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f628.svg\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I searched online for information, and what I found shocked me.&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude31\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f631.svg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\ud83d\ude31\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f631.svg\">&nbsp;I\u2019m telling you so you can be careful if you notice something like this in your garden.&nbsp;<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc47\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f447.svg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\ud83d\udc47\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f447.svg\"><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hayinfo.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cari-vrayi-ban2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44834\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hayinfo.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cari-vrayi-ban2.jpeg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, in my garden, on a tree, I saw something strange. A few days ago, this definitely wasn\u2019t there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I got closer \u2014 and with horror realized that these gray, seemingly dirty lumps\u2026 were moving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My heart skipped a beat, and it got even scarier when I found out that this was an egg clutch of the spotted lanternfly \u2014 a dangerous invasive insect.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hayinfo.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cari-vrayi-ban1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44833\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hayinfo.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cari-vrayi-ban1.jpeg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These pests feed on plant sap and can destroy dozens of species of trees, shrubs, and grapevines. They weaken plants, cause wilting, leave sticky secretions on which sooty mold grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a result, fruits are damaged, yields drop, and young trees die.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To get rid of the spotted lanternfly, you need to find and remove the egg masses by scraping them into soapy water or alcohol; in spring and summer, destroy the larvae and adults mechanically or with safe insecticides; and if possible, remove their preferred host trees, such as the tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima).<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hayinfo.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cari-vrayi-ban.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44832\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hayinfo.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cari-vrayi-ban.jpeg\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The sooner you start fighting, the better the chances of saving your garden.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Today in my garden, I noticed something strange on a tree. 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