# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Preparing for the Spotted Lanternfly
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 03:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Join the Friends of the Library at the Community Center for a talk on "Preparing for the Spotted Lanternfly" hosted by Tawny Simisky, UMass Extension, Landscape, Nursery & Urban Forestry Program.

The spotted lanternfly is a non-native insect recently discovered in MA for the first time in 2021. Since then, it has spread rapidly to over 50 communities in the state. Could Chesterfield be next? And if so, what does this mean and how should we prepare? Come learn more about this insect and bring your questions! 

All are welcome. (Note: at the time this description was written, Chesterfield was not known to have a population of this insect.)
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chesterfield/preparing-for-the-spotted-lanternfly/200029883053551
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 17

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Chesterfield
- **state**: MA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 400 Main Road, Chesterfield, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01012
- **lat**: 42.39191
- **long**: -72.83985
- **full address**: 400 Main Road, Chesterfield, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01012

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Preparing for the Spotted Lanternfly
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Preparing for the Spotted Lanternfly being held?
  - **A:** Preparing for the Spotted Lanternfly takes place on Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 03:30 pm to Sat, 11 Apr, 2026 at 03:30 pm at 400 Main Road, Chesterfield, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01012.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Preparing for the Spotted Lanternfly?
  - **A:** Preparing for the Spotted Lanternfly is organized by Chesterfield Public Library.

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