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Japanese Beetle Host List

Common Name Scientific Name
Japanese Maple Acer palmatum
Norway maple Acer platanoids
Poison ivy/Poison oak Rhus radicans
Summersweet Clethra alnifolia
Blueberry Vaccinium spp.
Soybean Glycine Glycine max
Gray birch Betula populifolia
American chestnut Castenea denata
Horsechestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Black walnut Juglans nigra
Common sassafras Sassafras albidium
Garden asparagus Asparagus officinalis
Crepe myrtle Lagerstroemia indica
Marshmallow Althaea officinalis
Hollyhock Alcea rosea
Common rosemallow Hibiscus moscheutos
Schrub althaea Hibiscus syriacus
Common mallow Malva rotundifolia
Evening primose Oenothera biennis
London planetree Platanus acerifolia
Indian corn Zea mays
Princes's feather Polygonum orientale
Bigseed ladysthumb Polygonum pennsylvanicum
Common rhubarb Rheum rhabarbarum
Peach Prunus persica
Kerria Kerria japonica
Japanese flowering crab Malus floribunda
Apple Malus sylvestris
Sour cherry Prunus cerasus
Common Plum Prunus domesica
Japanese Plum Prunus salicina
Blacj berry Prunus serotina
Rose Rosa
American Mountain ash Sorbus americana
Lombardy poplar Populus nigra italica
Pussy willow Salix discolor
American linden Tilia americana
American elm Ulmus americana
Enlish elm Ulmus procera
Virginia creeper Parthenocissus quinquefolia
Summer grape Vitis aestivalis
Fox grape Vitis labrusca
European grape Vitis vinifera
Virginia arrow-arum Parthenocissus virginica
Bristly aralia Aralia hispida
Ragweed Ambrosia elatior
Big ragweed Ambrosia trifida
Dahlia Dahlia
French marigold Tagetes patula
Common zinnia Zinnia elegans
Black alder Alnus glutinosa
Southern catalpa Catalpa bignonioides
Broccoli Brassica
Canna Canna indica
Arrowwood Viburnum dentatum
Hinodegiri azalea Rhododendron hinodegiri
Chinese Wisteria Wisteria sinensis
Alfalfa Medicago sativa
Common bean Phaseoulus vulgaris
Alsike clover Trifolium hybridum
Red clover Trifolium pratense
European white birch Betula alba
Scrub oak Quercus ilicifolia
Pin oak Quercus palustris
Bottlebrush buckeye Aesculus parviflora
St. Johnswort Hypericum perforatum
Spicebush Lindera benzoin
Orange-eye butterflybush Buddleia davidii
Velvetleaf Abutilon theophrasti
Flower-of-an-hour Hibiscus trionum
Common meadowbeauty Rhexia virginica
Common four-o'clock Mirabilis jalapa
American lotus Nelumbo lutea
Spatterdock Nuphar advena
Cinnamon fern Osmunda cinnamomea
European larch Larix decidua
Common baldcypress Taxodium distichum
American planetree Platanus occidentalis
Broadleaf tearthumb Polygonum
Cornbind Polygonum convolvulus
Black buckbind Polygonum dumetorum
Smartweed Polygonum hydropiperoides
Ladysthumb persicaria
Rough buckbind Polygonum scandens
Japanese fleece-flower Polygonum sieboldii
Bracken Pteridium aquilinum
Pickerelweed Pontederia cordata
Flowering quince Chaenomeles cathayensis
Common quince Cydonia oblonga
Oriental cherry Prunus serrulata
Highbush blackberry Rubus argutus
Raspberry Rubus
Common buttonbush Cephalanthus occidentalis
Orange Citrus sinensis
Babylon weeping willow Salix babylonica
Heartleaf willow Salix cordata
Garden currant Ribes sativum
Great silverbell Halesia carolina
Littleleaf European linden Tilia cordata
Weeping linden Tilia petiolaris
Common cattail Typha latifolia
Sycamore maple Acer pseudoplatanus
Sugar maple Acer saccharum
Common arrowhead Sagittaria latifolia
Shining sumac Rhus copallina
Spreading dogbane Apocynum androsaemifolium
Calendula Calendula officiinalis
Chicory Cichorium intybus
Whitetop fleabane Erigeron annuus
Horseweed Erigon candensis
Fleabane Erigon strigosus
White thoroughwort Eupatorium album
Common sunflower Helianthus annuus
Early goldenrod Solidago juncea
Aztec marigold Tagetes erecta
Common ironweed Vernonia noveboracensis
Spotten snapweed Impatiens capensis
Redleaf Japanese barberry Bergeris thunbergii
Trumpetcreeper Campsis radicans
White mustard Brassica hirta
Pink weigela Weigela florida
Corncockle Agrostemma githago
Beet Beta vulgaris
Common morning glory Impomoea purpurea
Tupelo Nyssa sylvatica
Lowbush blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium
Three-seed Acalypha virginica
Common castorbean Ricinus communis
Partrige-pea Cassia chamaecrista
Purple bushclover Lespedeza formosa
Lima bean Phaseolus lunatus macrocarpus
Field pea Pisum sativum arvense
White clover Trifolium repens
Japanese chestnut Castanea crenata
American beech Fagus grandifolia
European beech Fagus sylvatica
Chestnut oak Querus prinus
Lady Washington geranium Pelargonium domesticum
Gladiolus Gladiolus spp.
Geranium Geranium spp.
Mockernut Carya tomentosa
Japanese walnut Julgans ailanthifolia
Walnut Julgans sp.
Northern bayberry Myrica pensilvanica
Cardinal flower Lobelia cardinalis
Cotton Gossypium sp.
Scarlet sage Salvia splendens
California privet Ligustrum ovalifolium
Common yellow oxalis Oxalis stricta
Crabgrass Digitaria sanguinalis
Curly dock Rumex crispus
Bitter dock Rumex obtusifolius
Sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis
Nectarine, flowering cherry Prunus spp.
Peony Paeonia sp.
Hawthorn Crataegus sp.
Common pearlbush Exochorda racemosa
Beach strawberry Fragaria chiloensis
Strawberry Fragaria spp.
Common chokecherry Prunus virginiana
Sand blackberry Rubus cuneifolius
Hardhack Spiraea tomentosa
Threelobe spirea Spirea trilobata
Vanhoutte spirea Spiraea vanhouttei
Bedstraw Galium claytoni
Early deutzia Deutzia grandiflora
Common toadflax Linaria vulgaris
Silvery linden Tilia tomentosa
Slippery elm Ulmus rubra
Japanese creeper Parthenocissus tricuspidata