Dia the Labrador retriever sniffs out the eggs of the invasive insects at a vineyard. CREDIT: Eric Clifton/Kaitlyn Serrao/Cornell University. The spotted lanternfly is native to China, and was ...

Growers and conservationists have a new weapon to detect invasive spotted lanternflies early ... study found that trained dogs -- a Labrador retriever and a Belgian Malinois -- were better than ...

found that trained dogs—a Labrador retriever and a Belgian Malinois—were better than humans at detecting egg masses in forested areas near vineyards, while people spotted them better than the ...

Growers and conservationists have a new weapon to detect invasive spotted lanternflies early and limit their spread: dogs trained to sniff out egg masses that overwinter in vineyards and forests. A ...