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Good bugs pollinate our food crops, enrich and fertilize the soil, eat our garbage and provide food for wildlife.

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If your plants' leaves are looking lacy—or you're seeing patches of dead grass in your lawn—Japanese beetles may be to blame.

Insect loss is gradual but devastating. Fewer pollinators, smaller harvests, and fragile ecosystems are already appearing.