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• n  small metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern Asia; serious plant pest in North America

• Japanese beetle
• Popillia japonica

News & Articles

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• Controlling Japanese beetles requires a two-pronged attack
  Every year, insects arrive in our gardens and landscapes to devour everything in sight. Usually, the Japanese beetle makes its presence known earlier in the spring, but the extension office received a lot of calls about them last week. The Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica Newman, is a widespread and destructive pest of turf, landscape and ornamental plants. It is a pest of several fruit ...
  July 14, 2013 - McDuffie Mirror