Japanese beetle
beetle are about 1.5 mm long, pearly white and oblong. They absorb water from the soil, becoming spherical and nearly doubling in size within a week. The developing [...] dark-coloured mandibles. The grubs assume a typical C-shaped position in the soil. Newly-hatched grubs are about 1.5 mm long and translucent white. There are [...] observed in the US more than 100 years ago. Although not a pest in Japan, extensive turf, and a lack of natural enemies, allowed populations to rapidly