The Japanese Beetle is not a native to our country, but he is making himself right at home. He feels at home in warm, humid soil that is found in almost every yard in the country. He even enjoys everything that grows in people's yards; he eats over 500 different types of plants.

As a larva he eats the roots of the grasses in your yard. While moving around to find more roots he creates tunnels in the ground that can cause the soil to have a spongy feel to it. As an adult the Japanese Beetle takes wing and starts eating the leaves, flowers, and fruits of the plants around him.

There is no good way to control the population of the Japanese Beetle. All we can do right now is to try to control the rate of his spread to the West. This is being done by having mandatory inspections of crops and even by having some areas quarantined.