Japanese beetle

6079 What kind of pest is this.   Stripping tree about 40 of them on a yearling birch.

This is a Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), a very obnoxious pest in many parts of North America. Their larvae are turf pests, feeding on the roots of grasses, and the adult beetles feed voraciously on foliage and soft fruits. See https://tinyurl.com/hzjj3my for more detailed information.  Ed Saugstad, retired entomologist; Sinks Grove, WV.