Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica) adults have been caught in traps right now in Guelph and noticed within the final day or two close to London, ON. Learn on for what the beginning of the grownup emergence interval means by way of pest administration for out of doors nursery and floriculture crops.

Scouting and Grownup Management:

Search for these shiny inexperienced and copper beetles feeding on grape leaves, roses and lots of different timber and shrubs.  The place potential, householders can knock adults right into a bucket of soapy water (to smother them). A number of pesticides are registered for the adults within the nursery, together with BeetleGONE and Imidan.

Management of Grubs and the JB Certification Program:

Preventative functions of Intercept and Acelepryn are registered for white grubs (e.g. European chafer, June beetle, and/or Japanese beetle) in nursery and greenhouse manufacturing and the appliance interval begins now that we’ve seen adults flying.

Because the beetles emerged a bit late this yr, the interval for making use of preventative functions will proceed till August twentieth.

Should you’re searching for extra course on what may be utilized (and when) for JB management for phytosanitary measures, under is a hyperlink to the JB management infographic and article from just a few months in the past: