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Japanese Beetle Lands in Peoria, Threatens Trees
PEORIA, Ill. (AP) -- The Peoria area is seeing a lot more this year than it would like to of a garden pest long familiar in some other parts of the state.

University of Illinois entomologist Phil Nixon says Japanese beetles are appearing in large numbers in the Peoria area.

The little greenish beetles like to feed on the leaves of roses, linden trees, crabapple trees and birches. But Nixon says they're not picky and feed on about 300 types of plants.

The beetles usually show up in June and hang around until August.

The beetles have long been seen in eastern Illinois, but in recent years have shown up in the Peoria area too.

Brian Knowles of the pest control company Tree Preservers says Japanese beetles won't kill trees. But they can stress them.

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06 29 10 by Newsroom
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