A pair of native fungal pathogens drives decline of a new invasive herbivore.

Two North American fungal pathogens caused a coepizootic leading to localized collapse of an outbreak population of the newly invasive planthopper pest, the spotted lanternfly (), in the eastern United States. The pathogens partitioned the habitat, with the majority of on tree trunks killed by , while cadavers of killed by were usually on the ground. The future will show whether these pathogens will be drivers in boom-bust cycles or will result in recurrent low population densities of this new invasive species.