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With an umbrella borrowed from her family’s patio, a solar-powered electric net and some artificial intelligence, a North Hunterdon High School student created a solution to help fight off the pesky spotted lanternfly. The state’s Department of Agriculture has urged citizens to crush lanternflies or spray them with insecticides and treat affected trees before the invasive insects can cause damage to plants and crops. But, Selina Zhang ,18, took the fight a step further and created an award-winning spotted lanternfly trap for less than $200. “Many traditional approaches to this are labor intens…

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