Great Lakes, Great TImes (for Grubs): Asiatic Garden Beetle as a Field Crops Pest in the Great Lakes Region

This session will cover what is known about the Asiatic garden beetle (AGB), a relatively recent invader into Indiana and surrounding states. AGB’s status as a field crops pest is unique to the Great Lakes region of northern Indiana, northern Ohio and southern Michigan. Specific topics will include both historic information and new research on its life cycle, movement and host plants; relationship to soil type; damage/ impacts; and management.