A new tree pest could be catching a ride on your car

A spotted lanternfly in Brooklyn in an undated photograph. Photo by Rhododendrites (CC BY-SA 4.0)If you’re not keeping an eye on smears of dried mud on your car, forest pest educators like Ginger Nickerson say now’s a good time to pick up the habit. Nickerson and other experts warn that spotted lanternflies could be hitching a ride into Vermont, where they pose a threat to trees and other plants.“They could lay their eggs on anything that you have outdoors, like your car,