Re: Do birds eat japanese beetles?

**j* e* m* s* <h*@sbcglobal.net>**

Lots of birds eat Japanese beetles, including robins and catbirds. 
There also are beneficial insects that prey on the beetles, such as 
hover fly, and spiders and some beetles eat the grubs.

jems

>I've heard horror stories about the devastation waged by Japanese
>beetles, but fortunately for me, I have no experience with
>them.  There is a colony in Oregon, allegedly, but other than that, I
>don't think they infest land west of the Mississippi.  I've been
>dipping into Tallamy's "Bringing Nature Home," and have wondered if
>birds do prey upon Japanese beetles or whether they only prey on
>native insects.  Thanks, Margaret Lauterbach
>

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