Tag Archives: JB

Box tree moth & Japanese beetle update: adults are flying

Box Tree Moth (BTM) adults and Japanese beetle (JB) adults have been found in traps in Southern Ontario. Catches of adults of these regulated pests indicate where they are in their life cycles and, for some commercial growers in Ontario, … Continue reading →

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Japanese Beetles Have Started To Emerge in Ontario

Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica) adults are starting to take flight in southern Ontario!  We had our first pheromone trap captures yesterday, Monday June 23, 2025 in Vineland.

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June 19, 2024: Japanese Beetles Have Started to Emerge!

Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica) adults were caught in traps today in Guelph and spotted in the last day or two near London, ON. Read on for what the start of the adult emergence period means in terms of pest management … Continue reading →

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August 10: Pest Update

Well the summer feels like it’s flown by and somehow we are already into the second week of August. I saw that a garden center the other day had out a crop of early flowering chrysanthemums and that was quite … Continue reading →

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Japanese Beetles Have Started To Emerge

Back by not so popular demand, Japanese Beetle (Popillia japonica) adults are starting to emerge and take flight in southern Ontario! We caught our first adults in pheromone traps this weekend in Guelph.

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