Japanese Beetle

Found in gardens, landscapes, parks, and golf courses where host plants and turfgrass are present.

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 and are strong fliers attracted to pheromones and the scent of damaged plants. They undergo complete metamorphosis: egg, larva, pupa, and adult.

Highly invasive and destructive agricultural pest. While they provide a food source for some birds and mammals, they cause significant economic damage to turf, ornamentals, and crops.