Host Plants
Japanese beetles feed on a large range of hosts, including leaves of plants of the following common crops: Beans, strawberries, tomatoes, peppers, grapes, hops, roses, cherries, plums, pears, peaches, raspberries, blackberries, corn, peas, birch trees, linden trees, blueberries, and these genera:
- Abelmoschus
- Acer
- Aesculus
- Alcea
- Aronia
- Asimina
- Asparagus
- Aster
- Buddleja
- Calluna
- Caladium
- Canna
- Chaenomeles
- Cirsium
- Cosmos
- Dahlia
- Daucus
- Dendranthema
- Digitalis
- Dolichos
- Echinacea
- Hemerocallis
- Heuchera
- Hibiscus
- Humulus
- Hydrangea
- Ilex
- Impatiens
- Ipomoea (morning glory)
- Iris
- Lagerstroemia
- Liatris
- Ligustrum
- Malus (apple, crabapple)
- Malva
- Myrica
- Ocimum (basil)
- Oenothera
- Parthenocissus
- Phaseolus
- Phlox
- Physocarpus
- Pistacia
- Platanus
- Polygonum
- Populus
- Prunus
- Quercus
- Ribes (gooseberry, currants, etc.)
- Rheum
- Rhododendron
- Rosa
- Rubus (raspberry, blackberry, etc.)
- Salix (willows)
- Sambucus
- Sassafras
- Solanum
- Syringa
- Thuja (arborvitae)
- Tilia
- Toxicodendron
- Ulmus
- Vaccinium
- Viburnum
- Vitis
- Weigelia
- Wisteria
- Zea
- Zinnia
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