Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japanese beetles might be harmless to humans but that doesn’t mean you want them around. This invasive insect feeds on more than ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- July means fireworks and barbecues, but for a gardener in Northeast Ohio, this month also heralds the emergence of adult Japanese beetles (Popillia japonica). With menacing metallic ...

The invasive Japanese beetle is the most devastating plant pest in the eastern United States. Johnson County Extension First found in the United States in 1916, after accidentally being introduced in ...

Japanese beetles are an invasive insect species currently at or near peak population. The beetles are known for skeletonizing leaves on hundreds of plant species, including common garden plants and ...

Purdue Landscape Report, Why are the Japanese beetles running late this year?: Nothing heralds summer like the hum of Japanese beetles ravenously descending on a flower garden. Cool weather this ...

Ten or 15 years ago, Japanese beetles were mostly a problem in the southern half of the state, but in the past couple of years, that trend has flip-flopped. The destructive insects usually emerge each ...