Nine-year-old Bobbi Wilson of New Jersey has caught the attention of the Yale School of Public Health for her commitment to exterminating spotted lanternflies. Last year, while spraying the bugs in her neighborhood, a neighbor called police on the little girl.

One Good Thing: Yale Honors Girl Who Neighbor Called Police On for Spraying Spotted Lanternflies

we know that the world can be tough sometimes. So we'd like to take a moment to share one good thing happening in the world today after someone complained to the police about her nine year old bobby Wilson while she is catching the attention of one ivy league school. This young girl was trying to eradicate the spotted lantern fly from her neighborhood in caldwell, New Jersey when a neighbor called the police to report a suspicious person. This fly is pretty invasive and Wilson was spending her free time collecting these bugs. She was using a homemade repellent that she made, which is a mix of water dish soap and apple cider vinegar to kill these insects that were feeding on trees near her home. The spotted lantern flies are extremely harmful to the environment and it's especially bad in New Jersey. Now calling the police on a little girl. Well, it didn't sit well with anyone. The caller later apologized to the young girl's mother. Now the Yale School of Public Health is honoring this nine year old for her efforts to eradicate this species with a special ceremony and that's not all. The ceremony also honored the young girl's personal lantern fly collection. Now, she donated that collection to the Yale's peabody Museum and her collection will forever be associated with her name. It's going to be listed as donated by this little girl. The old School of Public Health assistant professor who organized the event says we wanted to show her bravery and how inspiring she is and we just want to make sure that she continues to feel honored and loved by the Yale community.