The dreaded Japanese Beetle. They are a serious pest of fruit trees, berry plants, flowers, landscape trees and shrubs, vegetables, field crops, and turf. Adults are said to feed on more than 300 plant species, while the grubs feed mainly on the roots of grasses.

Adult Japanese Beetles leave a lace-like, or "skeletonized" leaf in their wake. Healthy and established plants and trees usually come away with only cosmetic damage, but smaller vegetation may experience stunted growth, injury, or can even be killed due to persistent feeding.

While the lifespan of an adult Japanese Beetle is only 30-45 days, the females have a high reproductive rate, laying eggs every 24 - 48 hours.

So how can you defend your trees and plants when there are lots of beetles feasting on them? There are several ways.

Andrew at the Howard Homestead shows us his simple spray-free method of removing them from his orchard and berry patches.

For more extreme infestations, there are different sprays you can consider to help fend off Japanese Beetles: [ Ссылка ]

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