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Last summer, I was standing on a block near my house when I saw a very distinctive bug skittering up a tree trunk. It had a polka-dotty wing, with red underneath. It was, unmistakably, an invasive spotted lanternfly. The lanternflies are here. Is it okay to stomp them? I asked philosophy and an environmental scientist — here’s what they say. These are all over Brooklyn — they took off here around ...