Do asian beetles eat autumn blaze maples?

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

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.