Missouri Pest Monitoring Network
Japanese Beetle
Japanese Beetles, Popillia japonica Newman, emerge from the soil from June to August. They are established throughout Missouri and are a key pest to field and specialty crops.
Identification and Field ScoutingNewsletter Articles for Japanese Beetle
Japanese Beetles: Time to Scout Soybean and Corn Fields (07/01/24)
Missouri Pest Monitoring Network (06/03/22)
Flooding unlikely to affect Japanese beetle populations (06/14/19)
Flooding unlikely to affect Japanese beetle populations (06/14/19)
Flooding unlikely to affect Japanese beetle populations (06/14/19)
Organic Management Options for the Japanese Beetle at Home Gardens (01/24/18)
Japanese beetles plagued some parts of rural Missouri in 2016. What's their outlook? (11/21/16)
Japanese Beetle Adults Continue to Emerge Across Missouri (07/17/13)
Japanese Beetles on the rise or fall, but still there (06/29/12)
Japanese Beetle Adults Emerge Across Missouri (06/15/12)
Japanese Beetle Adults Emerge Across Missouri (06/20/11)
Japanese Beetle Grub Damage (05/03/11)
Prepare for Japanese Beetles (05/01/11)
Emerging pest– Japanese beetles (08/01/10)
Japanese Beetles (Popillia japonica) Continue to Cause Problems in Missouri (07/05/10)
Japanese Beetles Going Nuts... (07/01/10)
Japanese Beetles (Popillia japonica) Numerous in 2010 (06/13/10)
Japanese Beetles Expand Their Distribution Across Missouri (07/27/09)