Japanese beetles are easily identified by their bright metallic green body and reddish-bronze wing covers, and can be found throughout most of Virginia. Japanese beetles have vivacious appetites and can wreak havoc on a lawn and ornamental plants if left untreated. To understand how and when Japanese beetles may impact your lawn, consider their life cycle: […]
Read MoreJapanese beetles were first found in New Jersey in 1916 and have spread from Maine to the Carolina’s. The Japanese beetle has been well established in Virginia since the early 1970’s. The Japanese beetle can be found throughout Virginia and populations are dependent on soil type, soil moisture, and host plants. Adult Japanese beetles are […]
Read MoreHunting billbugs are active in North Carolina and have begun feeding and laying eggs. Egg laying typically occurs from May – September and larvae hatch in 3-10 days. We would expect billbug larvae to be present in mid-June through July. In North Carolina billbugs typically feed on bermudagrass, zoysiagrass, and seashore paspalum. Damage caused by […]
Read MoreINSECT ALERT: JUNE 4, 2010 June is the month where you should start thinking about white grubs. Most white grubs have similar life cycles. Most white grubs have similar life cycles. The adults are generally present for about a month in the summer. This is quite obvious in the case of Japanese beetles which […]
Read MoreIt’s been well over 40 years since John, Paul, Ringo, and George swarmed over the United States in their version of “Beatle-mania”. However, homeowners still experience “beetle mania” almost every summer in the mid-Atlantic. If you’re having trouble with beetles (and/or grubs in your lawn and landscape) then mid-summer is the ideal time to treat. […]
Read MoreINSECT ALERT: May 24th, 2010 JAPANESE BEETLE, Popillia japonica Newman, Scarabiidae, COLEOPTERA Japanese beetles are now beginning to emerge which means egg laying will start in early June. Effective applications of insecticides for white grubs began in late May and will continue through August. Despite the dry weather in April and early May, the beetles […]
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