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Penn Vet dogs trained to sniff out invasive lanternfly eggs

Original: 🐕 NEW: At the Penn Vet Working Dog Center, # dogs start scent training around 8 weeks old, learning a sniff-and-reward g

At the University of Pennsylvania's Working Dog Center, puppies begin scent training at around eight weeks old, starting with a sniff-and-reward game before progressing to real targets. Lucky, a German Shepherd, has become the first dog in the United States trained to detect spotted lanternfly egg masses. Studies indicate trained detection dogs can locate the invasive pest's eggs reliably, offering a new tool against its spread.

Why now: The first US dog trained to detect spotted lanternfly eggs offers a novel approach to fighting a damaging invasive species.

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• 🐕 NEW: At the Penn Vet Working Dog Center, # dogs start scent training around 8 weeks old, learning a sniff-and-reward game before moving to real targets. Lucky, a # GermanShepherd , became the first U.S. dog trained to find spotted # lanternfly eggs. Studies show trained dogs… · tksst@fediscience.org · 5

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