Japanese Beetle

Found in grasslands, gardens, and agricultural areas, originally native to Japan but now widespread in North America.

Adults are generalist herbivores that skeletonize leaves of over 300 plant species; larvae (grubs) eat the roots of grasses.

Adults are active during the day, flying to food sources and aggregating together using pheromones. They have a one-year life cycle, spending most of it underground as larvae.

Considered a highly invasive agricultural and garden pest that can cause extensive damage to crops and turf; they have no significant benefits to the ecosystems where they are invasive.