Japanese beetle
Coppery lawn destroyer
Japanese beetle is a destructive insect pest, metallic green with copper-brown wing covers, native to Japan but now widespread in North America.
The adults feed on foliage, flowers, and fruit of hundreds of plant species, skeletonizing leaves.
The larvae (grubs) damage lawns by eating grass roots.
The roses were covered with Japanese beetles.
Food or larva
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
- pupaInsect's resting stage
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
- instarArthropod developmental stage
eggs · emergence · mating · adult · overwinter · June · July · August
Pest takeover situation
- damageHarm or impairment
- defoliationLoss of foliage
- crop lossDestroyed agricultural output
- turfgrassGrass grown as groundcover
soybean · maize · roses · grapes · linden · control · pesticide · traps
Showing shifting spectral colors
- metallicResembling ore-based elements
- shimmerTremulous, wavering light
- copperyReddish-brown and lustrous
- emeraldGreen precious beryl
bronze · luster · gleam · sheen · reflective · glossy · brilliant · elytra
Sensory appendages on insects
- elytraHardened forewings of beetles
- mandiblesPaired arthropod mouthparts
- thoraxCentral body cavity
- abdomenTorso's lower cavity
compound eyes · chitin · segmentation · tarsi · spiracles · head · forewings · hindwings
Order containing beetles
- scarabBeetle held sacred anciently
- entomologyStudy of insects
- predatorsAnimals that kill prey
- birdsEgg-laying flying vertebrates
skunks · parasitoid · biological control · host plants · feeding behavior · aggregation
Not indigenous here
- introducedMade formally acquainted
- alienNon-native being
- spreadTo distribute widely
- quarantineIsolation preventing disease transmission
eradication · biocontrol · colonization · USDA · regulated · 1916 · New Jersey · naturalized
grub
Food or larva
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
- pupaInsect's resting stage
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
instar · eggs · emergence · mating · adult · overwinter · June · July · August · white grub
infestation
Pest takeover situation
- damageHarm or impairment
- defoliationLoss of foliage
- crop lossDestroyed agricultural output
turfgrass · soybean · maize · roses · grapes · linden · control · pesticide · traps · pheromone
iridescent
Showing shifting spectral colors
- metallicResembling ore-based elements
- shimmerTremulous, wavering light
- copperyReddish-brown and lustrous
emerald · bronze · luster · gleam · sheen · reflective · glossy · brilliant · elytra · oval
antennae
Sensory appendages on insects
abdomen · compound eyes · chitin · segmentation · tarsi · spiracles · head · forewings · hindwings
coleoptera
Order containing beetles
- scarabBeetle held sacred anciently
- entomologyStudy of insects
- predatorsAnimals that kill prey
birds · skunks · parasitoid · biological control · host plants · feeding behavior · aggregation
non-native
Not indigenous here
- introducedMade formally acquainted
- alienNon-native being
- spreadTo distribute widely
quarantine · eradication · biocontrol · colonization · USDA · regulated · 1916 · New Jersey · naturalized · establishment
- beetlesbeetles, scarab, scarabs, stag beetles, dung beetles
- farm pestsaphid, aphids, armyworm, boll weevil, corn borer
- garden bugsant, aphid, bee, butterfly, caterpillar
- pestsants, ant, bugs, cockroach, cockroaches
- crop pestsaphids, aphid, armyworm, beetles, cutworms
- crop problemsblight, drought damage, crop disease, root rot, wilting
Japanese beetlenative species
Organisms originating in a region
June bug · native fauna · ladybug · firefly
Japanese beetlehoneybee
Nectar-gathering social insect
ladybug · beneficial insect · pollinator · lacewing · praying mantis