Spotted Lanternfly inCarbon County, PASPOTTED LANTERNFLY GUIDE
Carbon County — confirmed for SLF in 2017, just three years after the original Berks County detection — is a compact Pocono foothills county where tourism, outdoor recreation, and anthracite heritage converge. Jim Thorpe, the county seat, is a nationally recognized tourism destination, often called the 'Switzerland of America' for its dramatic gorge setting, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors annually from the New York and Philadelphia metro areas. The Lehigh Gorge State Park and the Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor provide spectacular natural corridors through which SLF populations advance along the river and trail system. The gorge's steep walls and riparian margins create ideal conditions for Tree of Heaven establishment and SLF population growth.
Highest activity zones
SLF Hotspots in Carbon County, PA
Jim Thorpe historic downtown
Active zone
Lehigh Gorge State Park
Active zone
Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor
Active zone
Pocono foothills resort vehicle corridors
Active zone
Mauch Chunk Lake area
Active zone
Primary SLF food source
Tree of Heaven in Carbon County, PA
Tree of Heaven is established along the Lehigh River corridor and Delaware & Lehigh Trail throughout Carbon County, creating a continuous SLF dispersal pathway from the established Lehigh County and Northampton County infestation zones northward into the Pocono foothills. Jim Thorpe historic downtown margins and the Lehigh Gorge State Park access roads have Ailanthus populations at the tourism-forest interface. Mauch Chunk Lake area road margins and the rail-trail corridor are priority monitoring zones as the high volume of outdoor recreation visitor traffic from metro SLF zones creates ongoing introduction risk throughout this scenic tourism county.
Identify Tree of Heaven →Local action resources
What To Do in Carbon County, PA
Report a Sighting
Every sighting in Carbon County, PA maps the invasion front. Report directly to Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
Report Now →Squish on Sight
See a spotted lanternfly? Kill it immediately — it is legal and encouraged in all states. Learn the best kill methods.
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 Pennsylvania State Guide
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Live Sighting Map
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