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  • Growing Raspberries and Blackberries in a Home Garden

    … to reduce the incidence of fruit rot and to prevent sap beetles and plant bugs from feeding on ripening berries. Ripe … Bugwood.org Common bramble insect pests include Japanese beetles, several borers, and spotted-wing drosophila. Japanese beetle adults are metallic coppery-brown and green …

  • Scoliid Wasps - Lawns

    … are beneficial wasps parasitic on beetle grubs , including Japanese beetles. They are not aggressive and generally do not attack …

  • August IPM Insect Scouting Tips

    … dectes stem borer, and defoliators (bean leaf beetle, Japanese beetle, grasshoppers, and caterpillars). Control may …

  • Calico Scale

    … Calico scale ( Eulecanium cerasorum ) is a native type of soft scale insect and can be difficult to manage. Their … on Introduction to Scale Insects . This is a common pest of flowering, shade, and stone fruit trees, and can cause … honeydew, which can attract other insects (mainly flies, wasps, and ants) and support the growth of sooty mold. Heavy …

  • Aronia

    … using legumes like alfalfa or clover between rows. Blister beetles are known to feed on alfalfa flowers. Certain pests … is looking at control options, but until now, few exist. Japanese Beetle ( Popillia japonica ) is present from … control in the spring means less pesticides in the summer. Japanese Maple Scale has been noted in several orchards last …

  • Cottony Camellia Scale

    … sprays should be avoided when  red-spotted black lady beetles  are present, as they are a scale predator. Timing … ( Cladrastis lutea ) Before the peak flowering of Japanese Snowbell ( Styrax japonicus ) Yellowwood blooms Photo: Miri Talabac Japanese Snowbell blooms Photo: Miri Talabac Adapted …

  • Maryland Regional Crop Reports

    … in the fall armyworm trap or western bean cutworm traps. Japanese beetles are clipping corn silks, but with the kernels already … vegetative development and will shortly begin flowering. Japanese Beetle pressure in soybeans has been of primary …

  • Manage Weeds Without Chemicals in Maryland

    … the spring, grow in the summer, and die in the fall (e.g. Japanese stiltgrass , crabgrass ). Limiting seed germination … with strong, extensive root systems (e.g. Canada thistle , Japanese knotweed ) would need to be covered for a longer … and creating habitat for beneficial organisms like ground beetles (natural pest control). Refer to our page about types …

  • Grape Berry Moth

    … 30, 2021 By Dr. Joseph Fiola Grape Berry Moth Although the Japanese beetle is rapidly moving to the top of the list in …

  • Rosemallow

    … becomes too large or if new plants are desired. In summer Japanese beetles, an alien invasive, may attack leaves and flowers, …