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  Japanese beetle

  Scientific name: Popillia japonica

  Adults are 9 to 13.5 mm with a compact oval shape. The head and thorax are green to black, while the wings are reddish copper green and in rare cases black. A distinctive feature is the patches and tufts of white hair on their sides.The larvae feed on the roots of lawn and pasture grasses and on humic substances. The adults feed on pasture grass, weeds, and the leaves and flowers of kidney beans, azuki and other beans, and of apples, sweet cherries, grapes, roses, and knotweed. Adults are diurnal. They have 1 generation a year and once every 2 years in the cold regions.

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  Soybean beetle

  Scientific name: Anomala rufocuprea

  Adults are 12.5 to 17.5 mm with a medium-size long-oval shape. There are several variants in body color, which can be copper-red, green, copper-green, blue, and nut-brown. The larvae mainly feed on the roots of grasses and wheat, and on humic substances. The adults feed on the leaves of soybeans and other beans, fruit trees, and broad-leaved trees, causing widespread damage. Adults are nocturnal. They have 1 generation a year and once every 2 to 3 years in the cold regions.

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  Cupreous chafer

  Scientific name: Anomala cuprea

  Adults are 17 to 25 mm. The body is an overall bluish copper color, sometimes green. They have fine spots on the head, thorax, and dorsal surface. The larvae damage root tubers and root vegetables such as sweet potatoes and taro, leaving feeding traces on the surface. Strawberries, peanuts, fruit trees, garden shrubs and many other plants are also affected by them. Adults cause damage to chestnut trees, grape vines, persimmon, and other fruit trees, to the leaves of legume plants, and to rose petals. Adults are nocturnal. They have 1 generation a year.

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  Anomala schoenfeldti

  Scientific name: Anomala schoenfeldti

  Adults are 9 to 14 mm. The dorsal surface is yellowish brown to reddish brown, and the ventral surface is yellowish brown. They are found mainly in grassy sand dunes along seacoasts, and have been seen also in grasslands and chestnut trees. The larvae feed mainly on the roots of grasses. Adults are nocturnal. They have 1 generation a year.

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  Anomala octiescostata

  Scientific name: Anomala octiescostata

  Adults are 9 to 13 mm. Their bodies are reddish and greenish copper, while the underside and legs are reddish and blackish copper. The larvae mainly feed on the roots of grasses. The adults feed on the leaves of maple and other trees, and occasionally persimmon trees. Adults are diurnal. They have 1 generation a year.

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  Oriental beetle

  Scientific name: Blitopertha orientalis

  Adults are 8 to 13.5 mm. Their bodies are yellowish brown, with black spotted patterns developing to various degrees. Completely black individuals are also to be found. The larvae have wide feeding habits, damaging various types of grasses. Adults are harmful to leaves of broad-leaved trees and rose petals, and in Hawaii are known as sugarcane pests. Adults are nocturnal. They have 1 generation a year.

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  Green chafer

  Scientific name: Anomala albopilosa

  Adults are 17.5 to 25 mm, with a large long-oval shape. The dorsal surface is green to reddish green. The ventral surface and legs are reddish brown to copper color. A distinctive feature is the golden hairs ornamenting the tail end. The larvae feed mainly on the roots of sugarcane, sweet potato plants, and pineapple plants. Adults feed on fruit trees such as loquat. These insects have wide feeding habits, damaging various types of crops. Adults are nocturnal.

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  Yellowish elongate chafer

  Scientific name: Heptophylla piceasa

  Adults are 10 to 14 mm. The body color is yellowish brown to dark brown. The larvae mainly feed on roots of tea plants and larch saplings, as well as of garden plants such as rhododendrons and azaleas. Honeysuckle plants are also affected by them. Adults feed on leaves of garden plants and other vegetation. They are a major threat to tea plants bushes and garden shrubs. They are nocturnal and attracted to light.