Pest on crop
Japanese Beetle on pecan
Popillia japonica
Defoliating beetle introduced to North America in 1916. Skeletonizes leaves of many fruit trees, berry canes, and pecan.
- Pest
- Japanese Beetle
- Scientific name
- Popillia japonica
- Crop
- Pecan
- Total hosts
- 18
Japanese Beetle on pecan
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Signs on pecan
- ▸ Skeletonized leaves with veins remaining
- ▸ Adult beetles in clusters on foliage
- ▸ Reduced photosynthesis from heavy feeding
IPM controls
- ✓ Hand-picking into soapy water
- ✓ Milky spore for grub control in lawn
- ✓ Avoid pheromone traps (attract more)
- ✓ Neem oil for moderate infestations
Other crops affected by japanese beetle
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