Kill every one of those you see! Those are Japanese beetles and they are an incredibly destructive invasive species in the US. They have no natural predators here in the US like they do in Japan and they are a serious problem.
The Japanese beetles lay eggs in the soil and grub there so if you do catch them in the act it's likely they will hatch, eat, mate and die all in the same space so it's actually very easy to control populations unless you spray them or make them fly away by making the environment undesirable. I get the grubs from the soil spring and fall around the "trap plants" and have had zero issues this year after less and less bugs the last three years when I decided not to fight but work with the cycle of Life
![image showing [OC] photo I took of two bugs knockin’ boots](e7ce0a59-50c8-5385-b3e3-b1371cc1ee5b.jpg)
ergran on July 30th, 2022 at 12:01 UTC »
Kill ‘em. Those fuckers have been eating my apple tree and strawberries.
Invasive bastards.
https://www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/ourfocus/planthealth/plant-pest-and-disease-programs/pests-and-diseases/japanese-beetle/japanese-beetle
shryke12 on July 30th, 2022 at 12:45 UTC »
Kill every one of those you see! Those are Japanese beetles and they are an incredibly destructive invasive species in the US. They have no natural predators here in the US like they do in Japan and they are a serious problem.
kinni_grrl on July 30th, 2022 at 12:50 UTC »
The Japanese beetles lay eggs in the soil and grub there so if you do catch them in the act it's likely they will hatch, eat, mate and die all in the same space so it's actually very easy to control populations unless you spray them or make them fly away by making the environment undesirable. I get the grubs from the soil spring and fall around the "trap plants" and have had zero issues this year after less and less bugs the last three years when I decided not to fight but work with the cycle of Life