Japanese beetles can't stand its smell. 'The licorice-scented foliage is unappealing to these pests,' says Jana McDaniel, pest control expert and founder of First Saturday Lime. 'Plant anise ...

Customs and Border Protection agents seized 37 live beetles hidden in packages of Japanese snacks, and valued at around ...

“Japanese beetles are one of the most invasive species that can cause damage to plants and turf,” says John Bell, a ...

Washington State Department of Agriculture officials are again asking for property owners in the Lower Valley to have their yards sprayed to kill invasive Japanese beetle larvae. Mailers from the ...

Spichiger, the department’s pest program manager, was referring to the destructive Japanese beetle, which threatens crops such as hops, grapes and roses from Wapato to Kennewick. State experts ...