Spotted Lanternfly inLansing, MISPOTTED LANTERNFLY GUIDE
Ingham County confirmed SLF detection in 2024, placing Lansing — Michigan's state capital with a population of approximately 112,000 — in an active watch zone as SLF advances through the Great Lakes corridor. The Grand River running through the urban core provides natural Tree of Heaven habitat and a natural SLF dispersal pathway. I-96 and I-69 connect Lansing to confirmed Ohio and Indiana populations via the Detroit metro. Michigan State University's large campus in adjacent East Lansing adds significant monitored green space, and the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is headquartered here, making Lansing a center of statewide SLF coordination.
Where it's showing up
Key Neighborhoods
Highest activity zones
SLF Hotspots
Old Town Lansing neighborhood tree canopy
Active zone
Eastside urban residential corridors
Active zone
Michigan Ave commercial corridor margins
Active zone
REO Town arts district
Active zone
Potter Park Zoo and Grand River corridor
Active zone
Primary SLF food source
Tree of Heaven in Lansing, MI
Tree of Heaven is established along Lansing's Grand River corridor, railroad rights-of-way, and urban vacant lots throughout the city — classic TOH colonization terrain on disturbed soils that could support rapid SLF establishment. The Michigan Ave corridor's highway margins and REO Town's legacy industrial sites have documented ToH. Potter Park Zoo and Grand River adjacent natural areas are priority early-detection monitoring sites as MDARD expands SLF surveillance statewide from the capital.
Identify Tree of Heaven →Local action resources
What To Do in Lansing, MI
Report a Sighting
Every sighting in Lansing, MI maps the invasion front. Report directly to Michigan MDARD.
Report Now →Squish on Sight
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Full Fight Guide →Map ToH in Your Block
Tree of Heaven removal cuts off SLF food supply. Add ToH sightings to the community map to guide removal efforts.
View Sighting Map →Statewide resources
Full Michigan State Guide
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