Most gardeners have heard reports of the Japanese beetle appearing in Utah. But there are still questions about what can or needs to be done.

Beetles spend a year underground. They navigate by scent more then eyesight and are attracted to the sent of Dung. Watch this clip as the Dung Beetles fight for their share.

Both as a gardener and as a volunteer for the Master Gardener call-in hotline, Busch has been busy providing advice on combating a boom in Japanese beetles.

This is the first year that I haven't had Japanese beetles all over my roses and the reason appears to be that I poured Gardens Alive Grub Away nematodes on my irises by the roses. It apparently killed the Japanese beetle grubs too. I believe Bio Control Network sells some that would work too. They don't really help with the beetles that are already beetles, butmight help for next year.

THERE IS a popular misconception that Beatle mania invaded the colonies in the 1960's, when actually beetle mania has infected the United States since 1916.

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Jeff Small (KSDK) - Farmers in one Illinois county are worried this year's vegetable crops could be ruined. Japanese beetles are swarming across several towns leaving a trail of damage. This tiny bug ...