LOWER SALFORD >> The township has been added to the list of municipalities in the quarantine area for the spotted lanternfly, Mary West, assistant township manager, said at the Oct. 4 Lower Salford Township Board of Supervisors meeting.

“I couldn’t believe we weren’t before,” board Chairman Doug Gifford said. “Everybody around us was.”

The invasive insect was first found in the United States in Berks County in 2014. It has since spread to other areas, including Montgomery and Bucks counties.

“I was at a golf course in Berks County and I killed five of them that day,” Gifford said.

Information about the spotted lanternfly is available at the township office, West said.

“Familiarize yourself with the little critter because you do want to get rid of it if you see it,” she said.

Information is also available at the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture’s website, agriculture.pa.gov.