To report suspected viburnum leaf beetles, follow the directions to “Arrest the Pest” at the Minnesota Department of Agriculture website. Originally Published: July 27, 2019 at 4:05 PM CDT ...

What is this problem and what should I do? Your description sounds like your viburnums are being attacked by the viburnum leaf beetle, a relatively new insect pest for the Chicago region.

Answer: It sounds as though your shrub is infested with viburnum leaf beetles. These recently introduced pests are specific to viburnums, and from your description of the shrub, it sounds very ...

ST. PAUL — The viburnum leaf beetle, an invasive insect that feeds on viburnum plants, has been found for the first time in Minnesota. A resident of Eden Prairie first noticed an insect feeding ...

Officials inspected the area and collected samples, determining the insect was the invasive viburnum leaf beetle. “The insect was able to somehow hitch a ride from outside Minnesota and find its ...

To fully protect your viburnums, it’s important to know the life cycle of the viburnum leaf beetle. It begins in summer when the adult females lay up to 500 eggs on the shrub’s twigs.

Some viburnums get thoroughly chewed up by viburnum leaf beetles. The shrubs can die after a couple of years. If the beetles have been a problem in the past, check lower branches soon for the egg ...

Work in North America, where they have even more trouble with viburnum leaf beetle than we do, reveals a complex relationship between the beetle and its host. Female beetles chew through the bark ...

If so, they are likely infested with viburnum leaf beetles, according to Sharon Yiesla, plant knowledge specialist at the Plant Clinic of The Morton Arboretum in Lisle. “You’ll see the damage ...

or European cranberry bush (Viburnum opulus), is highly susceptible to the viburnum leaf beetle. This insect can kill the shrub in 2-3 years if the infestation continues. The first line of defense ...