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opossums at times dig up the grubs. Also some species of wasp, such as the blue winged wasp, as well as ducks, will eat the Japanese Beetle

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They feed on over 300 types of plants

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They eat trees by eating the individual leaves as represented the the picture below

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They were first found in New Jersey around 1916, they have become established in parts of Minnesota. They came to the United States by shipment trades of certain Japanese plants. However they also live in China, Canada, Russia and Portugal.

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As for the future, controlling the beetle will continue to be a problem. The solutions we have now will continue to be used until the beetle is fully eliminated.

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Parts of the US that the beetle has infested. 

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Parts of the US that the beetle has infested. 

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-The beetles feed on more than 300 species of plants including: apple, crabapple, oak, birch, plum willow trees and many more.

-They damage turff grass in lawns

-healthy trees can recover, but sickly or stressed trees cannot usually.

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Solutions to controlling the beetle include, spraying and dusting the ground to destroy larva. Other methods include trapping in the green bags.

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The Japanese Beetle is native to Japan (Obviously) . They are not a problem in Japan because of natural predators such as ducks, anchor bugs, blue-winged wasps, etc.