Suddenly Japanese beetles are invading our gardens, stripping our favorite plants practically overnight. How do we combat this annual invasion, now and in the future? You need a long-term strategy to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close-up of Japanese beetle walking on a leaf - Pierre Williot/Shutterstock When tending to your garden beds, the sight of green ...

Rebecca Brill is a writer whose essays have appeared in The Paris Review Daily, VICE, Literary Hub, and elsewhere. She runs the Susan Sontag's Diary and the Sylvia Plath's Food Diary accounts on ...

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 ...

The hot summer months in the U.S. can mean sweltering temperatures, unpredictable thunderstorms, and more bug infestations. While it's natural to see more pests during the summertime, though, some ...

Japanese beetle feeding on a plant - Jj Gouin/Getty Images Japanese beetles (Popillia japonica) are detrimental to lawns and gardens. In their larval stage, these little brown insects feed on grass ...

This time of year, it is common to receive calls in the Purdue Extension office in Whitley County regarding Japanese beetles. I suspect the same is true in many northern Indiana counties. Many people ...

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 ...

CONSIDERING that the Japanese beetle is Japanese, it may seem surprising that in the United States it occurs exclusively in the East. It came from Japan the long way, probably in soil attached to some ...

Japanese beetles aren’t exactly newcomers. These invasive beetles were first found in the U.S. in the early 20th century, likely arriving as grubs in the soil of iris plants imported from Japan.