Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... No way to sugar coat it: Japanese beetles (Popillia japonica) are terrible for plants and gardeners. And I mean Terrible, with a capital “T,” that rhymes ...

The Colorado Department of Agriculture is funding additional efforts to eradicate a resurgence of ravenous Japanese beetles in Mesa County. The pest was discovered in Grand Junction two years ago. A ...

Every summer, 5280’s deputy art director, Sean Parsons, marches into his backyard armed with a baseball bat. He’s not practicing his swing—but instead protecting his grape vines, which become swarmed ...

Across Colorado, the summer heat is drawing Japanese beetles out of their winter hibernations, albeit a bit later than normal. While experts say the populations are on track with those of previous ...

A major potato pest has been eradicated from the UK more than two years after its discovery in the country. The Colorado beetle can pose a significant threat to potato harvests as well as tomatoes, ...