Do asian beetles eat autumn blaze maples?

Hor15200653
by Hor15200653
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  • Mogie Mogie on May 02, 2018
    They eat Japanese maples. Here is a list of their favorite things to nibble on:

    Roses are one of Japanese beetles’ favorite foods, and you can look for them there when they first emerge. There are several hundred other species of plants that they’ll also eat. As for Trees, Japanese beetles favor the following:

    Apple
    Birch
    Cherry
    Crabapple
    Crape Myrtle
    American Elm
    Horse Chestnut
    Hydrangea, Tree Form
    American Linden (Silver Linden less susceptible)
    Japanese Maple
    Norway Maple
    Mountain Ash
    Ninebark, Tree Form
    Pawpaw
    Peach
    Planetree
    Plum (especially Purple-Leaf)
    Lombardy Poplar
    Sassafras
    Rose of Sharon, Tree Form
    Walnut
    Weigela, Tree Form

  • DSteeleOmaha DSteeleOmaha on Aug 17, 2018

    I have a yard full of Japanese beetles and the only thing the eat are my marigolds. They did not touch my brand new baby Autumn Blaze Maple tree. Thank goodness. I did my research before deciding on this tree, and I'm glad it paid off.