Japanese beetles are starting to appear in the landscape. Landscapers may be asked for advice on plants that Japanese Beetles do not feed on. The following is a list of plants seldom damaged by Japanese beetles.
Landscape Plants Seldom Damaged by Adult Japanese Beetles.
Scientific name - Common name
Acer negundo - Boxelder*
Acer rubrum - Red maple
Acer saccharinum - Silver maple
Buxus sempervirens - Boxwood
Carya ovata - Shagbark hickory*
Cornus florida - Flowering dogwood
Diospyros virginiana - Persimmon*
Euonymus species - Euonymus (all species)
Fraxinus americana - White ash
Fraxinus pennsylvanica - Green ash
Ilex species - Holly (all species)
Juglans cinerea - Butternut*
Liriodendron tulipifera - Tuliptree
Liquidamar styraciflua - American sweetgum*
Magnolia species - Magnolia (all species)
Morus rubra - Red Mulberry
Populus alba - White poplar
Pyrus communis - Common pear*
Quercus alba - White oak*
Quercus coccinea - Scarlet oak*
Quercus rubra - Red oak*
Quercus velutina - Black oak*
Sambucus canadensis - American elder*
Syringa vulgaris - Common lilac
>>Most evergreen ornamentals, including Abies (fir), Juniperus, Taxus, Thuja (arbor vitae), Rhododendron, Picea (spruce), Pinus (pine) and Tsuga (hemlock) are not attacked.
*Species marked with an asterisk may suffer occasional light feeding.
Information from "JAPANESE BEETLES IN THE URBAN LANDSCAPE" by M.F. Potter, D.A. Potter, and L.H. Townsend, University of Kentucky.
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