Lancaster County, along with 12 other southeastern Pennsylvania counties, is currently under quarantine for the spotted lanternfly. All residents and businesses must comply with the regulations, and a spotted lanternfly permit is required for any business working within and/or moving goods in and out of the quarantine zone. This includes farm businesses such as nurseries, greenhouses, woodworking shops, and others that sell materials that could contain eggs or young or adult spotted lanternflies.
Each affected business needs to have a supervisor, a manager, or the owner complete the required training and take a 20-question exam. Free online training, including the examination, can be found at https://extension.psu.edu/spotted-lanternfly-permit-training. A series of free training and testing sessions is being offered in Lancaster County for businesses that do not have access to the online training.
The dates and locations of these on-site sessions are Thursday, March 21, at 10 a.m. at Daniel's Farm Store, 324 Glenbrook Road, Leola; Friday, March 29, at 9 a.m. at the Lancaster Farm and Home Center, 1383 Arcadia Road, Lancaster; Wednesday, April 3, at 9 a.m. at Gideon King Hardware, 466 Elam Road, Kinzer; Wednesday, April 17, at 10 a.m. at Daniel's Farm Store; and Wednesday, April 24, at 9 a.m. at the Paradise Township Building, 2 Township Road, Paradise. People interested in taking one of these free on-site trainings need to register by contacting Brandon Boyer at 717-772-5220 or brandonboy@pa.gov.
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