How Do You Get Rid Of Japanese Beetles With Organic Methods?
If you have roses, Japanese beetles with their metallic-green bodies and bronze-colored wings will fearlessly munch on your rose buds and skeletonize the leaves in broad daylight. The Japanese beetle doesn’t just like roses, it is also known to feed on more than 300 different species of plants. The beetles eat the leaf tissue between veins until the leaves look like brown lace. The Japanese beetle was imported into New Jersey around 1916 and has since spread to most U.S. states except for some of the southern states. The larvae of the Japanese beetle are “C”-shaped white grubs that cause serious damage to lawns and grassy areas. The grubs feed on the roots of grasses until the sod turns brown and dies. In heavily infested areas, sod can be pulled back like a carpet to reveal the white grubs. The life cycle of the Japanese beetle starts when the adult lays 40-60 eggs in grassy areas between the end of June and the beginning of August. When the eggs hatch, the larvae or grubs feed on gra
