If your plants' leaves are looking lacy—or you're seeing patches of dead grass in your lawn—Japanese beetles may be to blame.

Those dreaded green bugs are back—and the state is trying to keep them out of the Western Slope. Plus, how to banish the bugs ...

The Japanese beetle is native to Japan and an invasive species in the U.S. They have metallic green bodies and brown wings.

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The Japanese beetle is native to Japan and an invasive species in the U.S. They have metallic green bodies and brown wings. Similar to June bugs, they develop underground and eat plants, granting them ...

What does the Japanese beetle eat? When the larvae hatch from their eggs, they eat the roots of plants, especially grasses. They feed in the top 2-4 inches of soil until they're almost full-grown.

As their name indicates, these beetles are native to Japan and were first found in the US in the late 1960s. They can now be spotted throughout eastern US states, where their larvae feed on roots ...

When Japanese beetles consume neem, they pass it onto their eggs, killing the hatched larvae before they mature into adulthood. And since neem is nontoxic, you can spray it directly on your plants. 6.

In late July and early August adults lay eggs into the turfgrass. White grubs hatch from eggs and feed on the roots until frost when the larvae begin dig deeper into the soil to avoid killing ...

Birds are natural predators of beetles; starlings will eat the full-sized beetle, but several other birds will eat the larvae in the spring. Several beneficial insects, such as the Assassin bugs ...