# BEWARE THE JAPANESE BEETLE

BEWARE THE JAPANESE BEETLE Produced: 1934 Description Describes the egg, larva, and pupa stages of the Japanese beetle. Maps the spread of the beetle infestation from New England to the Central States, 1916-1932. Shows beetles feeding on dahlias, grapes, corn, raspberries, peaches, plums, apples, blueberries, cherry trees, a Linden tree and grass roots. Lead arsenate and other compounds are used to kill beetles. Apples are made safe for human consumption by a washing in dilute hydrochloric acid. Describes measures, such as plant quarantine, taken to prevent further spread of the beetle infestation. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/7399

- Kind: Educational
- Year: 1934
- By: National Archives
- Genres: Education
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/33-489-r1)
- Licence or status: none stated by the archive
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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