RACINE COUNTY - They're attractively iridescent, they're voracious, and they're nearly everywhere lately. As an import, Japanese beetles are a bad deal for the United States. The destructive insect ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japanese beetles might be harmless to humans but that doesn’t mean you want them around. This invasive insect feeds on more than ...

Japanese beetle feeding on a plant - Jj Gouin/Getty Images Japanese beetles (Popillia japonica) are detrimental to lawns and gardens. In their larval stage, these little brown insects feed on grass ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close-up of Japanese beetle walking on a leaf - Pierre Williot/Shutterstock When tending to your garden beds, the sight of green ...

As 2024 comes to a close, it’s time to reflect on the strides made in managing the Japanese beetle infestation and outline goals for the year ahead. Through collaborative efforts, targeted ...

State officials trapped nearly three times the number of Japanese beetles in the region this year than in 2024, a worrying trend for a pest that can cause major damage to commercial crops and ...

A year after a few Japanese beetles were found in Pasco, the infestation of the highly destructive insects appears to have grown significantly. More than 400 of the insects that can devastate grape ...

Last week’s message from the state Department of Agriculture to Lower Valley residents was urgent and blunt: “We’ve shown with the northern giant hornets that eradicating introductions of invasive ...

Someone commented to me last week that maybe there would not be any Japanese beetles this year. I told him to be patient because they would probably still arrive. Entomologists at the U of I reported ...