Pests
Japanese Beetles
Solution
Take care of them, before they take care of your plants.
In early summer, you walk through your yard and look up to see the leaves of your trees are half-eaten leaves. Shake a few branches, and suddenly a swarm of beetles flies away. You've just met Japanese beetles, up close and personal. If you've experienced the attack of the Japanese beetles, then fight back with Ortho® MAX™ Tree & Shrub Insect Control Ready-To-Spray or Ortho® Bug-B-Gon® Garden & Landscape Insect Killer.
Prevention and Maintenance
Prevention
The best way to hit Japanese Beetles is to get them before they become beetles. Their grubs, or larvae, lie in the soil and emerge as leaf-eaters. One treatment with Scotts® Grub-Ex® between June and July should take care of them.
Control
Japanese Beetles travel for their meals. To keep them from feasting on your landscaping, continue to apply Ortho® MAX™ Tree & Shrub Insect Control Ready-To-Spray or Ortho® Bug-B-Gon® Garden & Landscape Insect Killer throughout the summer, as needed.
Japanese Beetles Defined
The Japanese Beetle is a metallic-green beetle that's about half an inch long with bronze wing covers. It eats the leaves and fruit of hundreds of different plants, preferring those with tender leaves, such as linden trees.
