Understanding Japanese Beetles: Identification, Lifecycle, and Treatment Japanese beetles (Popillia japonica) are among the most destructive garden pests in North America. Recognized for their striking appearance and voracious appetite, these invasive insects can quickly devastate ornamental plants, shrubs, and lawns. A thorough understanding of Japanese beetles—from how to identify them to their lifecycle and effective…
Tag: Landscape Monitoring
Plant Health Care
The most important landscape service I perform would have to be Plant Health Care (PHC). I say this based on my experience of working with woody shrubs and ornamental tree over the past fifteen years. I started out in this trade as a plant health care specialist, even though I knew almost nothing about landscape…
Plant Health Care
What is plant health care service? Why is it important? Plant Health Care (PHC) is one of the most important services that a homeowner can have! Plant health care is a service in which the landscape is scouted looking for pest, disease, and environmental issues guided by the science of phenology. By using known relationships…