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Japanese Beetles

Popillia japonica

Description:

About 12 mm

Habitat:

Urban backyard

Notes:

Japanese Beetles are back. I've dispatched over a dozen from my roses and grapes in the last two days. 113

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3 Comments

KeithRoragen
KeithRoragen 10 years ago

Yeah, they can quickly defoliate a plant. They even eat the flowers.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Sure looks like they do some damage to those leaves.

laurahirschi49
laurahirschi49 10 years ago

They are all over my rosé bush

KeithRoragen
Spotted by
KeithRoragen

Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Spotted on Jul 14, 2013
Submitted on Jul 14, 2013

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