Japanese Beetles have been bad for me this year, but they seem to leave my Carmine Jewel cherries alone. Here are two pics, one of a Damson Plum that got hit hard by JB, the other is a Carmine Jewel next to it with no damage. Both are unsprayed and actually touch each other in my orchard.
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Noticed the same thing in Zone 7B! Japanese beetles really favored the Damson plum, Pristine apple, some grapes—and sampled the Li and Lang jujubes.
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Agreed. JBeetles favourite foods are grape, plum and bean leaves. My Somerset grape is getting mauled badly this year. I keep hoping the beetle numbers start to decline over time, but this year seems worse than ever. I’ve got two lure/traps that get filled up in about a week. Seems to makes no real difference though as they’re still all over my plants. I live in a residential neighborhood with lawns everywhere so trying to control them at the grub stage isn’t realistic.
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Those look like plums not cherries.