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Is spotted lanternfly a problem in Indiana?

Answered for Cumberland, Marion County (town limits extend east and north into Hancock County) County.

Confirmed in Indiana and spreading, though not yet the everyday problem it is further east. Worth reporting a sighting to the state rather than just treating it. In Cumberland, the biggest and oldest trees stand in Old Town along US 40, over houses on a corridor continuously settled since 1831 — that is where a crew will meet 100-plus-year specimens with structures under them on both sides. Buck Creek carries the bottomland canopy, the east-side Hancock County subdivisions date from the 1970s through the 2000s and their canopy is mid-life, and ash has been removed across central Indiana by emerald ash borer; no published street-tree inventory exists for the town. Damages rather than kills most trees, but the honeydew and mould make a yard unusable.

Cumberland's canopy and what's at risk

The biggest and oldest trees stand in Old Town along US 40, over houses on a corridor continuously settled since 1831 — that is where a crew will meet 100-plus-year specimens with structures under them on both sides. Buck Creek carries the bottomland canopy, the east-side Hancock County subdivisions date from the 1970s through the 2000s and their canopy is mid-life, and ash has been removed across central Indiana by emerald ash borer; no published street-tree inventory exists for the town.

What to look for

Grey egg masses that look like smeared mud, sticky honeydew and black sooty mould underneath the tree.

Whether the tree can be saved

Damages rather than kills most trees, but the honeydew and mould make a yard unusable.

Timing in Marion County (town limits extend east and north into Hancock County) County

Scrape egg masses in winter; treat nymphs in spring.

Crews near Cumberland

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Holmes Complete Tree Care

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4.953
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4.728
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Indiana Tree Service

507 S Post Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46239

4.331
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I give this company 10 stars!! We had turned in the fact that this huge tree at the NW end of a church's lot prevented drivers from safely crossing…

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Arbor Tree Company

5067 W US Hwy 40, Greenfield, IN 46140

4.323
  • Tree Removal
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  • +2

This company is very courteous and friendly. They are prompt and fast at what they do. I had three large silver lead maples trimmed, seven dead ash…

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We Care Tree Service

385 S Franklin Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46219

4.9102
  • Tree Removal
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  • +3

Paul came out for an estimate. Later same week,Paul and his crew of 6 worked hard and did a complete pruning and shape up of my 30yearold oak. The…

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Stewarts Tree Service: Est 1980

1917 S Franklin Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46239

4.7122
  • Tree Removal
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Larry showed up in the morning and gave me an estimate that was fair. His crew was showed up, same day, and knocked out the job in a couple hours…

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