Japanese Beetle

Found in gardens, landscapes, turfgrass areas, and agricultural fields; originally native to Japan, it is highly invasive in North America and parts of Europe.

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

Adults are active during the day and often congregate in large groups to feed and mate; they have a one-year life cycle where eggs are laid in soil during mid-summer.

Significant invasive pest that causes extensive damage to ornamental plants, crops, and lawns; they have no significant benefits to the ecosystems where they are invasive.