Japanese Beetles :(
juicylucy
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What's your best solution for Japanese Beetles?
Comments (21)I second the advise to get guineas. I walk along my grape arbors and call the guineas over, then either knock the beetles off, or gather them up by hand and feed the guineas. They love 'em. I also think that they, and possibly chickens too, eat them as they emerge from the ground after the larval stage. I used to see lots of beetles climbing up tall plants, like ornamental grasses, I think to get in the sun so they can dry and harden and fly off to find our tender plants. I also have heard that traps just attract more beetles. But I've also heard of folks putting the traps inside the poultry run, then dumping the bugs out occasionally for the birds. Or even running a tube from the bottom of the bag to ground level so when the bug falls all the way out, it can get snapped up....See Moresomething chewing on Japanese beetle bags.
Comments (5)I think Laura is referring to the bags that come with Japanese beetle traps. The trap consists of a plastic bag attached to a holder that contains an attractant to the beetles. For whatever reason the beetles fall into the bag, and in short order the bag fills up with beetles. (the one i have is called "bag-a-bug", by Spectracide.) I accused our retriever of chewing on the bag, but it could have been raccoons. The decaying beetles certainly have a rank odor!...See MoreJapanese Beetles have arrived
Comments (9)They are late here this year. Some usually start showing up the last week of May when the first daylilies bloom. This year I hadn't seen one until three days ago. It was on a daylily. I haven't seen any since, but I've noticed some damage on blooms that looks like their work. Debra...See MoreJapanese beetles are here -- early!
Comments (11)Almost no spray here... I have used spinosad but rarely... No animals here in town that come into the fenced in yard...We do have birds ect.. We get a decent amount of rain usually..This year we did have 6 week lack of rain period... At my old house which was only blocks away I would get a few every year....but nothing to worry about usually.... fenced in yard... Now my mom who only lives like 4 miles from me she gets a ton of Jb's... And she has animals roaming etc etc.. No spray... SO ???? I have no idea why some people get them and others do not......See MoreCarrie77
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