Paul: One of the serious pest problems we have
is the Japanese beetle
and he can make lacework out of your leaf.
Kind of a pretty little animal,
but he eats an awful lot, or she, whichever it is,
eats an awful lot of foliage
and if enough foliage is damaged,
then the vine can't grow in its normal way.
And so it's necessary to control them
and use of pheromone traps is a no-no
because that just attracts more of them.
And as you can see, they're a fair size,
about 1/8 of an inch or 1/4 of an inch long
and about 3/8 of an inch wide.
Shiny copper-appearing carapace.