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University of Illinois Extension serving Fulton, Mason, Peoria and Tazewell Counties

Main Office (Tazewell County)
1505 Valle Vista
Pekin, IL 61554
Phone: 309-347-6614
FAX: 309-347-5472
Email:uie-fmpt@illinois.edu
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm (Closed 12 - 1pm)

Branch Office (Fulton County)
15411 N IL 100 Highway
Lewistown, IL 61542
Phone: 309-547-3711
FAX: 309-547-3713
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm (Closed 12 - 1pm)

Branch Office (Mason County)
133 S High, Box 170
Havana, IL 62644
Phone: 309-543-3308
FAX: 309-543-6239
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm (Closed 12 - 1pm)

Branch Office (Peoria County)
4810 North Sheridan
Peoria, IL 61614
Phone: 309-685-3140
FAX: 309-685-3397
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm (Closed 12 - 1pm)

News Release

Japanese Beetle News Website Now Available

June 18, 2012

The current Japanese beetle invasion raises questions for many people. How long will they be here? Will my plants die? What can I do to stop it?

To help answer these questions and more, University of Illinois Extension Educators Rhonda Ferree and Matt Montgomery developed a new website. The website is set up as a blog so that they can post the most current information at a moment's notice. The blog format also includes a comment section for readers with additional questions.

Rhonda and Matt split blogs into several categories: homeowner news, agricultural producer news, and media news. You'll find factsheets, Q&A (question & answer) sheets, look-alikes information, links, and more.

If you aren't fighting this beetle yet, just wait. Go to http://web.extension.illinois.edu/fmpt and click on the Japanese Beetle News link in the lower right column to find all the information you need for your beetle battle.

Additionally, you'll also find the most current Japanese beetle information on Rhonda's Facebook and Twitter pages. Her Illinois River Valley Horticulture Extension Program pages are found at www.facebook.com/ferree.horticulture and www.twitter.com/ilriverhort.

Source: Matt Montgomery, Extension Educator, Local Food Systems and Small Farms, mpmontgo@illinois.edu

Local Contact: Rhonda J. Ferree, Extension Educator, Horticulture, ferreer@illinois.edu