PHOTO GALLERY: Up-close look at Japanese beetles expected to return this summer
February 8, 2013 | 2:30 p.m. CST
Japanese beetles are expected to return this summer and cause damage to agricultural and garden plants. The species population increases with rainfall.
A Japanese beetle is viewed through a microscope camera at approximately 125 times zoom at the Enns Entomology Museum on Tuesday.
| Breanne Bradley
The Enns Entomology Museum at MU has hundreds of Japanese beetles in storage. A large population of these beetles is expected in Columbia and surrounding areas this summer.
| Breanne Bradley
| Breanne Bradley
One of the Japanese beetles is viewed at approximately 300 times zoom at the Enns Etymology Museum. These pests damage agricultural and garden crops.
| Breanne Bradley
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