Spotted Lanternfly inAtlantic County, NJSPOTTED LANTERNFLY GUIDE

Atlantic County — with Atlantic City as its county seat — confirmed SLF in 2022 as populations spread southward through the New Jersey Shore corridor. The county's gambling and hospitality industry drives enormous year-round vehicle traffic along the Atlantic City Expressway, creating a high-intensity spread vector connecting the county to established infestation zones in Burlington and Camden counties to the north. The county's position at the edge of the New Jersey Pine Barrens raises significant ecological concerns: Ailanthus colonizing the Pinelands buffer zones could extend SLF habitat into one of the most ecologically sensitive landscapes on the East Coast. Egg Harbor Township's growing wine industry and the Winslow Township agricultural district face increasing SLF pressure as populations continue to establish across the county.