What are the Japanese beetle’s favorite food plants?

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What are the Japanese beetle’s favorite food plants?

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Adult Japanese beetles have been documented to feed on the foliage, flowers and fruits of more than 300 different plants. Their top favorites are grape, cherry, apple, rose, raspberry and linden. A link to a list of the Japanese beetle’s most- and least-favored woody plants can be found at the following website: https://hortnews.extension.iastate.edu/2010/7-14/japanesebeetle.html

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