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Invasive insect found in North Carolina counties

WFAE | By Woody Cain
Published February 11, 2026 at 1:26 PM EST

The North Carolina Department of Agriculture has confirmed an established presence of the invasive spotted lanternfly in Davidson, Rowan and Caswell counties, bringing the total number of counties where the destructive pest has been found in the state to seven.

Breeding populations have been found along I- 85 and I-285 corridors through Davidson County and as far south as Salisbury in Rowan County.
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Woody Cain
Woody is a Charlotte native who came to WFAE from the world of NASCAR where he was host of NASCAR Today for MRN Radio as well as a pit reporter, turn announcer and host of the NASCAR Live pre race show for Cup Series races. Before that, he was a news anchor at WBT radio in Charlotte, a traffic reporter, editor of The Charlotte Observer’s University City Magazine, News/Sports Director at WEGO-AM in Concord and a Swiss Army knife in local cable television. His first job after graduating from Appalachian State University was news reporter at The Daily Independent in Kannapolis. Along the way he’s covered everything from murder trials and a national political convention to high school sports and minor league baseball.
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