WFVX interviews Dill about efforts to track the Japanese beetle
WFVX-TV (Fox 22/ABC 7 in Bangor) spoke to Jim Dill, pest management specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, about the Japanese beetle. “This year I’ve seen them feeding on plants that I’ve never seen them feeding on like azaleas, and actually rhubarb leaves, which is highly unusual for them. I have no reason as to why they are doing that,” Dill said. To get rid of the beetles, Dill recommended placing special traps far enough away from what you want to protect, placing them in soapy water and using lawn friendly nematodes or insecticides.