Some uninvited guests might be living rent-free in your garden. Japanese beetle season is in full swing in Northeast Ohio, as the pests emerge from underground in the summer months. The critters feed ...

Japanese beetles might be harmless to humans but that doesn’t mean you want them around. This invasive insect feeds on more than 300 plants and costs the United States more than $460 million a year to ...

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 ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - If you’ve been struggling to deal with Japanese beetles, you’re not alone. It’s estimated that Japanese beetles cause $6 million to $7 million in plant damage in the U.S. every ...

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 ...

DENVER, Colorado — Even though Japanese beetles begin to dissipate this time of year, don't let up on them. Try to get every last beetle before they have a chance to mate and lay eggs in your lawn 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 ...

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 ...

A single Japanese beetle was confirmed by the Washington State Department of Agriculture in Pasco. A Franklin County Horticultural Pest and Disease Board trapper found the beetle on July 12. State ...