Traps Reduce an Isolated Infestation of Japanese Beetle13

Mass trapping designs for organic control of the Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

“…In the USA, commercial traps for P. japonica were originally developed as monitoring tools in surveys beyond beetle‐infested areas and have also been used to reduce isolated populations . In agricultural areas, the effectiveness of using commercially available traps to eliminate or reduce damage to crops has been debated.…”

Japanese beetle lures used alone or combined with structurally related chemicals to trap NE China scarabs (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

“…Traps baited with attractants can be an effective aid in adult scarab suppression, and a considerable body of knowledge has been accumulated based on a work with attractants for the Japanese beetle (Pop. japonica Newman) (Fleming, 1969;Hamilton et al, 1971;Chen et al, 2013bChen et al, , 2014.…”