Students say they've found an 'eco-friendly' way to trap and kill Japanese beetles

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May 29, 2024, 11:35 am105 pts
Aditya Prabhu loved eating the peaches off the tree in the backyard of his mom's house. The only problem was the plant produced only a few fruits a year because Japanese beetles in the hundreds would eat at the leaves, depleting the plant's energy to make peaches.

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