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Japanese Beetle

Japanese Beetle. Invasive species project, Katie DeLuca. Scientific name: Popillia japonica Classification: Scarabaeidae. Life Cycle of the Japanese Beetle. 1- Eggs 2- Larvae 3-Pupae 4-Adult. Where are Japanese Beetles a problem?. The Midwest (Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois)

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Japanese Beetle

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  1. Japanese Beetle Invasive species project, Katie DeLuca

  2. Scientific name: Popillia japonica • Classification: Scarabaeidae

  3. Life Cycle of the Japanese Beetle • 1- Eggs • 2- Larvae • 3-Pupae • 4-Adult

  4. Where are Japanese Beetles a problem? • The Midwest (Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois) • The East coast (New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio) • Southern states (Alabama, Kentucky)

  5. What problems do Japanese Beetles cause? • Destruction of over 300 different species of plants including fruits, field and garden crops • Destruction of roots • Skeletonization

  6. Why should the public care? • Japanese beetles destroy not only garden flowers and trees, but also commercial places like turf and golf courses. • $450 million spent on repair and pest management.

  7. Where did the Japanese beetle originate? • Originated in Japan • First recorded in 1916 in Riverton, New Jersey

  8. Why Japanese beetles thrive in the U.S • Wide variety of host plants (300+) • Favorable climate • Few natural enemies

  9. Control • Physical removal (in cool climates) • Attract and trap (not always effective) • Dry out soil (females lay eggs in wet soil) • Organophosphates and carbamates • Certain types of wasps attack young beetles

  10. Bibliography • http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/orn/beetles/japanese_beetle.htm • http://www.arbordoctor.net/japanesebeetle.html • http://www.stanford.edu/~siegelr/stanford/jasperridgedocent.html

  11. Bibliographies cont. • http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2504.html • http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef451.asp

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