UTAH DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & FOOD
DIVISION OF PLANT INDUSTRY – INVASIVE INSECT AND QUARANTINE PROGRAM
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UTAH DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & FOOD DIVISION OF PLANT INDUSTRY INVASIVE INSECT AND QUARANTINE PROGRAM Japanese beetle Popillia japonica (Newman) Invasive species Description Damage Economic importance 1) Jon Yuschock, Bugwood.org 2)
DIVISION OF PLANT INDUSTRY – INVASIVE INSECT AND QUARANTINE PROGRAM
Popillia japonica (Newman)
1) Jon Yuschock, Bugwood.org 2) Jim Baker, North Carolina State University 3) Steven Katovich, Bugwood.org 4) M.G. Klein, USDA ARS
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Thomas Shahan, Oregon Department of Agriculture
Herbaceous Pla Plants
Alcea rosea
Dahlia spp.
Clematis spp.
Various species
Rosa spp.
Vitis spp.
Zea mays Woody Pla Plants
Acer palmatum
Acer platanoides
Malus, spp.
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Prunus spp. cherry, peach
Salix spp.
Emmy Engasser, Hawaiian Scarab ID, USDA APHIS PPQ
19 1915 19 1949 19 1950 19 1999 2000
Established in nearly all states east of the Mississippi and partial infestations in many Midwestern states
1998
Federal government enacts quarantine
1921
Regulated articles removed from federal quarantine
1979
Utah detection program begins
1996
Utah enacts quarantine
1993
JB Harmonization Plan developed by National Plant Board Detected in Delaware
1926 1916
First U.S. detection at New Jersey nursery Established throughout Mid Atlantic and New England
1949 1959
Established throughout southern and Great Lakes states Eradicated in Sacramento, California
1961
Eradication in Orem City begins
2007
Oregon detects numerous beetles and begins eradication program
2016
Idaho detects numerous beetles and begins eradication program
2012
43 beetles detected in Salt Lake and Davis counties in Utah
2019
Eradicated in San Diego, California
1975
Detected in Maryland
1933 1937 Detected in
Connecticut
1932
Detected in New York
1920
Detected in Pennsylvania First detection in Utah - 600+ beetles found in Orem City
2006
2025
Eradication in Orem City declared
2014
Palisades, Colorado begins a successful eradiation program
2004
UTAH HISTORY HIGHLIGHTED IN RED
1) Art Cushman, USDA Systematics Laboratory 2) Emily Engasser, Hawaiian Scarab ID, USDA APHIS PPQ
Mario Ruiz, Daily Herald
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Sarah Schulthies, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food
Salt Lake City – Industrial District Salt Lake City – The International Center
Salt Lake City – Rose Park South Salt Lake City – Industrial District
Centerville Kaysville
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References – Japanese Beetle 2020 PPT V1.0
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