Assertion: japanese beetle | /r/HasProperty | invasive pest
Facets:
value: in north america
type: LOCATION
value: to the united states
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: in the u.s.
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: The Japanese beetle is known for being a voracious eater because it is an invasive pest in the U.S., meaning it is not natural to the environment and eats many types of vegetation in abundance.
text: Japanese beetle is an invasive plant pest that was first introduced to eastern North America from Japan in 1916.
text: They are invasive to the United States and are not found here naturally.
text: Japanese beetles (Popillia japonica Newman) are invasive pests which feed on the fruit and leaves of many types of crops, shrubs, trees and vines.
text: Japanese beetles are invasive insects that first turned up in New Jersey in 1916, and have been leaving trails of destruction as they've spread from there.
text: And, in the United States and other places where Japanese beetles are an invasive species—meaning that they are not native here, but were brought by humans from someplace else—they do not have many predators, or creatures that like to eat them.
text: Popillia japonica is native to Japan, but is an invasive species in North America.
text: Japanese beetles are a small invasive species of bugs that carry a big threat to plant life.
text: Japanese beetles (Popilla japonica) are an invasive pest in North America, first introduced from Japan in 1913.
text: Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica, is an invasive plant pest that was first introduced to eastern North America from Japan in 1916.