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Posted by rococogurl (My Page) on Fri, Jul 14, 06 at 11:33
| Hi all,
I've got a first year postreno garden which is pretty simple but I did plant a few bush roses and I've never noticed the Japanese beetles just sitting there on them so boldly. Does everyone have these this year? Nearly as bad as the catepillars.
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RE: Japanese beetles
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| Yep, they're out in force now for the next few weeks. They've been a bit weird this year though - they're still eating my berries but they've expanded their palate to the potatoes, asparagus and roses. The milky spore that I put down last year is helping but I still have to get out every morning with a bucket of soapy water and knock them off the leaves into the bucket. Definitely worse than the caterpillars ... those I can just dust with BT to control. |
RE: Japanese beetles
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| I have a Teece brand Japanese beetle trap that I place about 25-30 feet away from the area I want to protect. I have so far in the past 3 days caught HUNDREDS and HUDREDS of these little %$#^@'s! To kill I just dip the plastic container into hot soapy water for a half hour. These things really work. Tom |
RE: Japanese beetles
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| Tom, how do those traps do at keeping the beetles away from your plants? Some people have said that they catch lots of beetles, but attract even more of them to the vicinity of your garden. |
RE: Japanese beetles
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| Putting the traps at a distance is the secret to using them - don't hang them up over your plants. On your property line or on your neighbor's property is the best place but 50 to 100 feet away from the garden is the ideal. |
RE: Japanese beetles
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| Also Milky spore is the ground treatment. http://www.milkyspore.com/milkyspore.htm |
RE: Japanese beetles
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| Tommyr -- would someplace like Agway have the traps or do I need to order online? The beetles are so bold they are literally nesting in the roses. thanks. |
RE: Japanese beetles
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| Do they seem to be on the wane? Mine (knock wood) are less numerous this week. |
RE: Japanese beetles
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| ... By the way, I found (by accident) a nice way to control Japanese beetles: grow evening primrose (Oenothera), a pretty yellow flowering perennial or biennial. The beetles love this plant and will gather on its leaves ... just shake them into a tub of warm soapy water. |
RE: Japanese beetles
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| Agway should have traps or just about any garden center. |
RE: Japanese beetles
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- Posted by kareen z5 NY Renss.Co. (My Page) on
Sun, Aug 27, 06 at 10:13
| I caught one the other day on my hibiscus and threw it in the pond.My large comet loved it for lunch!!!!!! |
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