How to deal with Japanese beetles in Western New York

The best way to control adult Japanese beetles now is handpicking. However the winsome fly may be a biological control. The fly lays its eggs on the beetle and the beetle dies within six or seven days. The two whitish spots on this Japanese beetle are winsome fly eggs. Photo courtesy Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org by Connie Oswald Stofko It’s the time of year when Western New York gardeners may be finding Japanese beetles in their gardens. If…