Japanese beetle
Popillia japonica Newman (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae: Anomalini)

• Asia: China (restricted distribution), Hong Kong, Japan, Far East Russia
• America: United States, Canada (restricted distribution, under eradication)
• Europe: Portugal (one island in the Azores)

• Primary hosts: over 290 species of elm, maple, grape vine, peach, apple, apricot, cherry, plum, rose, maize, asparagus, soybean, blueberries, raspberries, blackberries and turf grass

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• Gordon, F.C.; Potter, D.A. (1986) Japanese beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) traps: evaluation of single and multiple arrangements for reducing defoliation in urban landscape. Journal of Economic Entomology 79, 1381-1384.
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• OEPP/EPPO (1980) Data sheets on quarantine organisms No. 40, Popillia japonica. Bulletin OEPP/EPPO Bulletin 10 (1).
• OEPP/EPPO (1990) Specific quarantine requirements. EPPO Technical Documents No. 1008.
• USDA (1975) Japanese beetle quarantines (map). Cooperative Economic Insect Report 25 (9), p. 110.

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