A new study shows that millions of family dogs can join the fight against the invasive spotted lanternfly with just minimal home training, and perform about as well as professional detection dogs.

The spotted lanternfly, a leaf-hopping invasive pest first detected in the U.S. a decade ago, has steadily spread across the East Coast and into the Midwest with little getting in its way. But now ...

CLEVELAND — The spotted lanternfly, a leaf-hopping invasive pest first detected in the U.S. a decade ago, has steadily spread across the East Coast and into the Midwest with little getting in its way.

Humans can be trained to identify the eggs of the invasive spotted lanternfly. But it’s not easy. The mottled gray color of the egg masses often matches the areas where they’re laid, or they’re ...

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture has added eight paws to its fight against invasive pests. Two specially trained detection dogs, Winnie and Marcel, have joined the TDA Plant Certification ...

Dogs have extraordinary noses and brains built to interpret scent. Allowing them the time to sniff regularly has many ...

Two dogs are working with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture to sniff out an invasive pest: the spotted lanternfly.

It's just after dawn inside a UPS warehouse when Bart strikes pay dirt in his fight against invading pests. The black-lab mix rummages inside a big brown delivery truck and scratches at a cardboard ...