State officials made one thing clear about the Yakima Valley’s growing Japanese beetle problem during meetings this week: Battling the invasive pest will be a marathon, not a sprint. Washington State ...

Garden ornaments have become increasingly popular in recent years and the most common one is a plastic yellow fin tail with a green and white bag attached to it. OK. It's really a Japanese beetle trap ...

State officials are investigating the possibility that Japanese beetles are living in Pasco after a second and third beetle were found in traps checked this week. The invasive insect can devastate ...

Japanese beetles might be harmless to humans but that doesn’t mean you want them around. This invasive insect feeds on more than 300 plants and costs the United States more than $460 million a year to ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Q: I’ve been crushing Japanese beetles as I pick them from my plants, but I heard that might attract more beetles. Is that true?

In actual size, the Japanese beetle and its larvae are small. But the problems and destruction they can cause for backyard gardens and, potentially, the agriculture industry are huge. So the ...

Minnesota (WCCO) — Some University of Minnesota students have come up with a creative solution for a pesky problem. “Every year, these Japanese beetles would come and completely eat away at our plum ...

Q. I have swarms of Japanese beetles in my landscape. My neighbor has one of those traps, and it is full every day. Is that part of the problem? A. Japanese beetles are native to Japan, China and ...

Destructive Japanese beetles surge in Pasco, cross river into Kennewick. Washington state is trying an additional way to eradicate the nonnative species. A yard waste quarantine is being discussed to ...

Look for beetles in your yard and garden starting in late June and early July. Start management when they first appear. Damaged leaves attract more beetles so minimizing beetles on plants should mean ...