Japanese Beetles
-Japanese beetles are herbivores. They eat leaves, vegetables, and fruit.
-As larvae Japanese beetles eat turf grass.
-If a product that may be sold has any Japanese beetle infestation or is grown in an area of infestation the company of that certain product is not allowed to distribute it for it may cause a spread in these pesky beetles.
- The Japanese beetles were first introduced to the United States in 1919 in New Jersey. Now they can be found all across the nation except for the Southern states.
-The easiest way the beetles travel from state to state is through plants. Plants with larvae in them are shipped across the states and soon enough they grow bigger and stronger until they are beetles.
- Adult Japanese beetles can fly so if they land on moving transportation they can easily be moved throughout our nation and beyond.
-On many occurrences these beetles are found near airports because people traveling often don't realize that they may be carry a couple "extra belongings".
-"It is generally metallic green with coppery-brown wing covers, which do not quite cover the tip of the abdomen. Along the sides are five patches of whitish hairs. The adult beetle has an oval form and ranges from 8 to 12 mm in length. Typical of other scarab beetles, the antennae are clubbed at the end and may spread to a fan-like form." (Direct quote)
- There has been may incidents were other beetles have been confused for Japanese beetles, for there are many look a likes out there.
- The Japanese beetles' original name is Popillia japonica. They are originally from Japan.
-Adults tend to be 1/2 inch long.
- Japanese Beetles are extremely hard to get rid of. So far nothing in the U.S. has worked in stopping these pesky eaters from leaving.
Japanese beetle." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 6 Oct. 2011 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.
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