Almond Tree Leaves Skeletonized: Japanese Beetles

Almond Leaves Eaten to Veins: Japanese Beetle Damage

Metallic green/copper beetles, 3/8", skeletonize leaves. Your spray schedule (7-10 days) should control them if timed right.

Spray foliage with acephate (Orthene), carbaryl (Sevin), or pyrethroids (bifenthrin, cyfluthrin, etc.).
Soil drench imidacloprid 20 days before expected emergence (late June).
During peak: spray every 5–10 days.

Grubs damage turf. Tree will recover; beetles don't kill healthy trees.

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