Japanese Beetle

An adult form Japanese Beetle is metallic green and oval-shaped. This invasive lawn pest has wing covers that are coppery-brown and an abdomen sporting a unique row of five tufts of white hairs on each side. The larvae of Japanese Beetles are white grubs with a distinct V-shaped series of bristles on their rasters. Adult Japanese Beetles feed on a wide range of broadleaf plants and weed, but at the grub stage, this lawn-damaging insect will also feed on a wide variety of plant roots, including ornamental trees and shrubs. Signs of Japanese Beetle damage in lawns include gradual thinning, yellowing and wilting of grass. Scattered, irregular or dead patches in your lawn can also occur. Affected areas of grass can easily be pulled up by hand. Additionally, predatory animals that feed on Japanese Beetle grubs can also cause damage to your lawn by digging it up to search for food.