Let’s continue to protect our home from Japanese beetles
Our community has come together for the past three years to protect our beloved agriculture from the highly destructive Japanese beetle.
We must continue to collaborate with our partners and residents to combat the beetle, as these invasive pests have the potential to devastate our agricultural economy due to their love of all the fruits and ornamental plants that make Mesa County so special.
How to spot an adult Japanese beetle:
- Size & shape: They are about 1/2 inch long and have a distinctly oval shape.
- Color: Their bodies are a shiny, metallic green, while their wing covers are a coppery-brown.
- White hair tufts: You can find six small, white patches of hair along the edges of the abdomen, right under the wing covers.
- Antennae: Their antennae have clubbed ends that can fan out.
- Feeding pattern: They are voracious eaters and feed on the foliage of many plants, often leaving a skeletonized, lace-like pattern on the leaves.
The best way to support our community in this fight is to apply grub control granules to your yard to eliminate Japanese beetle grubs before they turn into adult beetles and spread around the Grand Valley.
If you find what you think is a Japanese beetle, please contact CSU Extension Services, 2775 Highway 50, at 970-244-1834, and send them a picture or take it in for identification.
Explore our Japanese Beetle Eradication webpage at mesacounty.us to see how we will #BeatTheBeetleMesaCounty and how you can help, whether inside or outside the hot zone.
