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Dogs are being trained to protect vineyards and other crops from invasive pests

Dog-handler teams from the study included (L-R) Scott Hurst and Fozzie, Katie Thomas and Finch, and Bill Wellborn and Pepe. (Clark DeHart/Virginia Tech via SWNS)

By Stephen Beech

Dogs are being trained to protect vineyards and other crops from invasive pests

A mature spotted lanternfly. (T. Dellinger/Virginia Tech via SWNS)

Dogs are being trained to protect vineyards and other crops from invasive pests

Fozzie, a labrador/golden retriever mix, and his owner, Scott Hurst of Salem, Virginia, search a park bench for evidence of the invasive spotted lanternfly. (Clark DeHart/Virginia Tech via SWNS)

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