FlySmash: Lanternfly Tracker

Join the movement to protect New York City’s urban ecosystem! The invasive Spotted Lanternfly poses a massive threat to NYC's trees, parks, and community gardens. FlySmash transforms urban environmental conservation into a collective citizen-science mission. Whether you’re walking through Central Park, commuting in Queens, or relaxing in Brooklyn, use FlySmash to log your sightings, track community patterns, and clear the city of these pests. High-Contrast Interactive Map Designed specifically for real-world, outdoor fieldwork. Our custom, high-contrast map ensures absolute readability even in direct, bright sunlight. View verified community data pins across the five boroughs instantly and pinpoint infestation hot spots. Detailed Lifecycle Logging Not all lanternflies look the same. FlySmash lets you accurately log the exact biological life stage of your encounter: Egg Masses: Spot them early on tree bark or concrete. Nymphs: Track the early-stage black or vibrant red-and-black hoppers. Adults: Log the fully mature winged pests. Keep an accurate count of your smashes (from a single spot to a major swarm clearance). Defend Your Borough & Climb the Leaderboards Bring some classic NYC rivalry to citizen science! See how your personal stats stack up against other spotters on the Global Leaderboard, or rally your neighbors to push your home borough (Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, or Staten Island) to the top of the Borough Leaderboard. Privacy-First Architecture We care about your data privacy as much as we care about the trees. FlySmash is built from the ground up to be safe and lean: No Creepy Passwords: We use secure, one-time Email Magic Links. No passwords to lose or compromise. No Background Tracking: We never track your location when the app is closed. Location services are only accessed in the foreground to place your report pins accurately. No Third-Party Analytics: We don't sell your data, use ad-trackers, or bundle heavy third-party tracking software (No Firebase, No Sentry, No corporate bloat). Anonymous Pins: Your personal profile, email, and identity are completely hidden on the public map layers. Download FlySmash today, authenticate securely in seconds, and start contributing to the cleanest, most efficient ecological dataset in New York City. FlySmash is an independent citizen-science project developed by Eluminate Labs.