And, yeah, I get not everything is a conspiracy, but with food production in dire stress with fires in processing plants, and arsonists destroying iconic markets, nothing surprises me.

This little fly appeared out of nowhere. From an article: “Experts figure the bug hitched a ride to the area on imports of granite and other stone slabs.”

Maybe.

These bugs attack fruit crops and they love grapes. They get right into the vine of the grapes and rob them of sap and leave a bacteria that can kill vines. This moth-like fly has been compared to a vampire.

Since then, the bug has spread like wildfire into nearby states, including New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Michigan, devastating crops in their path. In New York, populations of the spotted lanternfly have taken hold on Long Island and in New York City. They are creeping into the Hudson Valley, and have been spotted in Ithaca and near Syracuse.

The development has Finger Lakes wineries bracing.

The reality of the situation has become clear in the Finger Lakes: it’s not a matter of if the bugs invade, but when.