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The Japanese Beetle, Pest of Vines, Maize and 300 Other Crops, Detected in Alsace

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After a first appearance in 2025, two new specimens of this invasive beetle, threatening for crops, were captured in the Lower Rhine A Japanese beetle was captured in Strasbourg,

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After a first appearance in 2025, two new specimens of this invasive beetle, threatening for crops, were captured in the Lower Rhine A Japanese beetle was captured in Strasbourg,

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The Regional Directorate for Food, Agriculture and Forestry (Draaf) announced this Monday, 20 July, that two Japanese beetles were captured in Strasbourg at the end of June. This species of beetle, which is particularly voracious, can cause significant damage to almost all plants.

Already seen in the region of Freiburg-en-Brisgau this year, the Japanese beetle, considered an invasive species, has been detected for the first time in 2026 in the Greater East region.

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franceinfo.fr broke the news on Monday, July 20, 2026.
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