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Japanese beetles are back in Missouri fields and may emerge in greater numbers soon, possibly posing threats to soybean and corns crops, officials warn.

While Japanese beetles can cause defoliation in corn, they prefer to target and clip the tender silks emerging from the developing ear.

Japanese beetles have begun to infiltrate corn fields a full two weeks earlier than last year, said Kelly Cook, an entomologist at the University of Illinois. With crop development also ahead of ...