Tag: japanese beetle

Edit:  Perhaps Nature has a sense of irony.  I went out to look at my garden just after noon today, only to find both Japanese beetles and a squash vine borer.  So, as it turns out, I was just half-a-day early with this.  And the stated range of dates for first emergence of Japanese beetles in Virginia is too narrow.  Today, here, the Japanese beetles showed up on June 26.

Original post follows.  I’m off to the hardware store for some beetle trap lures.

Sometimes problems are notable by their absence.  Today’s question is, where are the Japanese beetles this year? Continue reading Post #G21-037: Where are the Japanese beetles?