# What attracts Japanese beetles indoors?

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-attracts-japanese-beetles-indoors/79990>\
**Category:** Nature Talk\
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**Created:** [June 10, 2026, 11:37am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-attracts-japanese-beetles-indoors/79990 "2026-06-10T11:37:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![munchkinphil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c2a13f/32.png) [@munchkinphil](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/munchkinphil)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2026, 11:37am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-attracts-japanese-beetles-indoors/79990/1 "2026-06-10T11:37:10Z")

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Last summer I had a major problem with Japanese Beetles. They literally crawled under duct tape I had around the air conditioner to get into my bedroom, no matter how hard I tried they still got in. To make a long story short about excruciating pain and doctors visits they crawled into my ears while I was sleeping and ruptured both my eardrums. I had to go to a hearing specialist to get two removed. So to get to my question, is it possible that my own scent in some way attracted them?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/7/7831452cf7f0d653ff1ffd34176334b7ef1b6a17.png) [@system](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2026, 11:37am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-attracts-japanese-beetles-indoors/79990/2 "2026-08-09T11:37:22Z")

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