Battling Japanese beetles.Q: What can I do to prevent tree damage by Japanese beetles Japanese beetle, common name for a destructive beetle, Popillia japonica, of the scarab beetle family. Accidentally imported to the United States from Japan, it was first discovered in New Jersey in 1916 and is now widespread in the northeastern states, where ? Douglas Via e-mail A: Japanese beetle is a tough pest to deal with, but there are some things that will help. http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef409. asp is the website for a helpful University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky, also referred to as UK, is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. publication. Some sprays can be used, and some tree species can be planted that are not favored by the beetle beetle, common name for insects of the order Coleoptera, which, with more than 300,000 described species, is the largest of the insect orders. Beetles have chewing mouthparts and well-developed antennae. . Outside Kentucky, contact your local Cooperative Extension Service Cooperative Extension Service, in the United States, publicly supported, informal adult education and development organization. Established in 1914 by the Smith-Lever Act, it constitutes one of the largest adult education programs in the world and consists of three office for advice. Beetle traps can decrease numbers but are ineffective in the long run. Any effective grub control program has to be neighborhood-wide due to the beetles' ability to move about. |
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