Popillia japonica (Newman) - Japanese Beetle
Turf is the most favoured host of the larval stage of this pest but the roots of other plants are also attacked. Adults are heavy feeders, attacking both foliage and fruit of more than 250 host plants. The following is a partial list of plants severely injured by the Japanese beetle: elm, maple, grape vine, peach, apple, apricot, cherry, plum, rose, zinnia, corn, asparagus, soybean, blueberries, raspberries and blackberries.
Information we provide to the general public includes:
Information we provide to the plant industry and scientific community includes:
- Facilities Approved for the Japanese Beetle Program
- Pest Fact Sheet
- Policy Directives
- D-08-04: Plant Protection Import Requirements for Plants and Plant Parts for Planting: Preventing the Entry and Spread of Regulated Plant Pests Associated with the Plants for Planting Pathway
- D-96-20: Canadian growing media program, prior approval process and import requirements for plants rooted in approved media
- D-96-15: Phytosanitary requirements to prevent the spread of Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica, in Canada and the United States
- D-96-12: Greenhouse certification program for export of greenhouse-grown plants to the United States (U.S.)
- D-95-26: Phytosanitary requirements for soil and related matter, and for items contaminated with soil and related matter
- D-95-08: General Import Requirements for Fresh Temperate Fruits from the World
- D-94-26: Plant protection import requirements for edible roots for consumption or processing
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