Anyone who has battled Japanese beetles to prevent plant carnage knows the amount of work and dollars it takes to manage them every summer. But there's good news on the horizon.
Biocontrol Winsome Fly lays eggs on adult Japanese beetles and uses the beetle to develop which kills the pest beetle. Provided by Whitney CranshawJuly 31, 2023 at 12:08 p.m.
Whitney Cranshaw releases Ovavesicula popilliae fungal spore into grass turf, which infects Japanese beetle larvae. A parasitic fly — also referred to as a tachinid fly and commonly called the winsome fly — targets adult Japanese beetles. They look very similar to a common house fly. So far, they have been found in Arapahoe County in the Littleton area.
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