If you're noticing patches of brown lawn, dying plants in one area of your garden or damage to your fruit trees, your yard might be home to Japanese beetles. These small critters will eat away at ...

A garlic spray is the perfect way to keep pests like Japanese beetles ... Many people spend time in their garden picking off Japanese beetles by hand and dropping them in soapy water.

Japanese beetles (Popillia japonica) were first found in the United States in 1916, after being accidentally introduced into New Jersey. Before then, this insect was restricted to Japan where it is ...

It also poses no risk to mammals, birds or fish. Japanese beetles don’t bite or spread diseases to people, but they do pose a threat to plants and crops, including hops, roses and grapes.

The cheese cloth envelope, tied at the bottom, was an attempt to keep feeding Japanese beetles ... one of the plants that Japanese beetles feed on. I love Hibiscus, especially the tropical ...

The Japanese ... with small plants and a limited number of beetles. There is little appeal to handpicking in large gardens or on large plants. Even for a small number of small plants, handpicking ...

The beetle form comes out in the summer and can decimate plants ... Just continue to keep this an important issue to solve in our area so that we can keep Japanese beetles out of the valley.” ...

The beetles attack over 300 different species of plants, such as roses, and can also damage turf and trees. They also affect potatoes, tomatoes and blueberries. Japanese beetles are especially ...

The CFIA also has rules to control the spread of plants and soil out of affected areas, slowing the beetle's movement. Every year since 2018, the number of Japanese beetles detected in Vancouver ...