JAPANESE BEETLE HOST PLANT LIST 7/21/2011 Scientific Name Common Name Abutilon theophrasti Velvetleaf Acalypha virginica Three-seed Acer palmatum Japanese maple Acer platanoides Norway maple Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore maple Acer saccharum Sugar maple Aesculus hippocastanum Horsechestnut Aesculus parviflora Bottlebrush buckeye Agrostemma githago Corncockle Alcea rosea Hollyhock Alnus glutinosa Black alder Althaea officinalis Marsh mallow Ambrosia artemisiifolia ) (= elatior) Ragweed Ambrosia trifida Giant ragweed Apocynum androsaemifolium Spreading dogbane Aralia hispida Bristly aralia Asparagus officinalis Asparagus Berberis thunbergii Japanese barberry Beta vulgaris Beet Betula alba European white birch Betula populifolia Gray birch Brassica oleracea Broccoli Brassica hirta White mustard Buddleia davidii Butterflybush Calendula officiinalis Calendula Campsis radicans Trumpetcreeper Canna indica Canna Carya tomentosa Mockernut hickory Cassia chamaecrista Partrige-pea Castanea crenata Japanese chestnut Castanea dentata American chestnut Catalpa bignonioides Southern catalpa Cephalanthus occidentalis Common buttonbush Chaenomeles x superba (= cathayensis) Flowering quince Cichorium intybus Chicory Citrus sinensis Orange Clethra alnifolia Sweet pepperbush Crataegus sp. Hawthorn Cydonia oblonga Common quince Dahlia spp. and hybrids Dahlia Deutzia grandiflora Early deutzia Digitaria sanguinalis Crabgrass Erigeron annuus Whitetop fleabane Erigeron candensis Horseweed Erigeron strigosus Fleabane Eupatorium album White thoroughwort Exochorda racemosa Common pearlbush Fagus grandifolia American beech Fagus sylvatica European beech Fragaria chiloensis Beach strawberry Fragaria spp. and hybrids Strawberry Galium claytoni Bedstraw Geranium spp. and hybrids Geranium Gladiolus spp. and hybrids Gladiolus Gossypium hirsutus Cotton Glycine max Soybean Halesia tetraptera (= carolina) Great silverbell Helianthus annuus Common sunflower Hibiscus moscheutos Common rose mallow Hibiscus syriacus Schrub althaea Hibiscus trionum Flower-of-an-hour Hypericum perforatum St. Johnswort Impatiens capensis Spotten snapweed Impomoea purpurea Common morning glory Juglans ailanthifolia Japanese walnut Juglans nigra Black walnut Juglans spp. Walnut Kerria japonica Kerria Lagerstroemia indica Crepe myrtle Larix decidua European larch Lespedeza formosa Purple bushclover Ligustrum ovalifolium California privet Linaria vulgaris Common toadflax Lindera benzoin Spicebush Lobelia cardinalis Cardinal flower Malus baccata Siberian crabapple Malus floribunda Japanese flowering crabapple Malus sylvestris Apple Malva rotundifolia Common mallow Medicago sativa Alfalfa Mirabilis jalapa Common four-o'clock Myrica pensilvanica Northern bayberry Nelumbo lutea American lotus Nuphar advena Spatterdock Nyssa sylvatica Tupelo Oenothera biennis Evening primose Onoclea sensibilis Sensitive fern Osmunda cinnamomea Cinnamon fern Oxalis stricta Common yellow oxalis Paeonia spp. and hybrids Peony Parthenocissus quinquefolia Virginia creeper Parthenocissus tricuspidata Japanese creeper Pelargonium domesticum Lady Washington geranium Peltandra virginica (= Parthenocissus) Virginia arrow-arum Phaseolus lunatus macrocarpus Lima bean Phaseolus vulgaris Common bean Pisum sativum arvense Field pea Platanus x hispanica (= acerifolia) London planetree Platanus occidentalis American planetree Polygonum convolvulus Cornbind Polygonum dumetorum Black buckbind Polygonum hydropiperoides Smartweed Polygonum orientale Kiss me over the garden gate Polygonum pennsylvanicum Pennsylvania smartweed Polygonum perfoliatus Broadleaf tear-thumb Polygonum persicaria Ladysthumb Polygonum scandens Rough buckbind Polygonum sieboldii Japanese fleece-flower Pontederia cordata Pickerelweed Populus nigra 'Italica' Lombardy poplar Prunus armeniaca Apricot Prunus avium Sweet cherry Prunus cerasus Sour cherry Prunus domestica Common plum Prunus persica Peach Prunus persica var. nucipersica Nectarine Prunus salicina Japanese plum Prunus serotina Black cherry Prunus serrulata Oriental cherry Prunus virginiana Common chokecherry Prunus spp. Prunus Pteridium aquilinum Bracken fern Quercus ilicifolia Bear oak Quercus montanus (= prinus) Chestnut oak Quercus palustris Pin oak Rheum rhabarbarum Common rhubarb Rhexia virginica Common meadowbeauty Rhododendron 'Hinodegiri' Hinodegiri azalea Rhus copallina Shining sumac Ribes sativum Garden currant Ricinus communis Common castorbean Rosa spp. and hybrids Rose Rubus argutus Highbush blackberry Rubus cuneifolius Sand blackberry Rubus idaeus Raspberry Rumex crispus Curly dock Rumex obtusifolius Bitter dock Sagittaria latifolia Common arrowhead Salix babylonica Weeping willow Salix cordata Heartleaf willow Salix discolor Pussy willow Salvia splendens Scarlet sage Sassafras albidium Sassafras Solidago juncea Early goldenrod Sorbus americana American mountain ash Spiraea tomentosa Hardhack Spiraea trilobata Threelobe spirea Spiraea vanhouttei Vanhoutte spirea Tagetes erecta Aztec marigold Tagetes patula French marigold Taxodium distichum Common baldcypress Tilia americana American linden Tilia cordata Littleleaf linden Tilia petiolaris Weeping linden Tilia tomentosa Silvery linden Toxicodendron diversilobum Poison oak Toxicodendron radicans (= Rhus) Poison ivy Trifolium hybridum Alsike clover Trifolium pratense Red clover Trifolium repens White clover Typha latifolia Common cattail Ulmus americana American elm Ulmus minor (= procera) English elm Ulmus rubra Slippery elm Vaccinium angustifolium Lowbush blueberry Vaccinium corymbosum Highbush blueberry Vaccinium spp. Blueberry Vernonia noveboracensis Common ironweed Viburnum dentatum Arrowwood Vitis aestivalis Summer grape Vitis labrusca Fox grape Vitis vinifera Grape Weigela florida Pink weigela Wisteria sinensis Chinese wisteria Zea mays Corn Zinnia elegans Common zinnia