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Popillia japonica
As the name suggests, the Japanese beetle is native to Japan. The insect was first found in the United States in 1916 in a nursery near Riverton, New Jersey. It is thought the beetle larvae entered the United States in a shipment of iris bulbs prior to 1912, when inspections of commodities entering the country began.
Meadow
Spotted on May 29, 2012
Submitted on May 30, 2012
5 Comments
He was probably calling over all his mates Martin! Yesterday I only saw this one; Today I found around 200 having an orgy on a wild rose in the meadow!
Is he waving at us Karen? Some insects hold their hind legs out to enhance how large they look. http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_...
I find lots of the grubs when I am digging but very few of the actual beetles so I guess the robins & grackles do a good job of keeping them in check!
Chickens love them.
they eat my roses.