Japanese Beetles?

These things are eating my knockout roses, my hisbiscus and anything else they can find (including boston ferns, geraniums etc...). Everything I have read so far says they are primarily in newer neighborhoods (which we are in AUburn). But also that if I have them...then so do my neighbors, and they do. Well we spray Ortho every week and they seem to disappear for a short time then reappear when they get done with the neighbors. We also just planted a crabapple tree and they are going at that with avengence, Anyone have ANYthing I can spray or do for a solution? My plants are established and maybe handling the blows a little better than my 1 week old tree
Japanese Beetles?
i work at a nursery so im gonna tell you what we do for this we have traps set up all over the nursery but even though this company is a billion dollor company we have a very simple little trap all you need is a empty 2 liter pop bottle a small empty pill bottle electric tape pure alcohol dawn dish soap. cut three slits in the bottle big enough for a hand to go through, tape the medx bottle inside put a thick string in the medx botl fill with alcohol, in the bottom of the 2 liter fill with soapy water refill when needed and clean out often it works for this company it should work for you. good luck
Reply:My grandfather would hang gallon jugs with turpentine in the bottom of the jug

just about an inch of turpentine



and cut a small hole in the cap



the dumb things would for some reason try to get inside that thing

and would succomb to the fumes.



It was ALWAYS about 3 inches thick with dead japanese beatles when he would dump it.



(they were eating his concord grapevine) HOPE THIS HELPS :-)
Reply:For a permanent fix, treat your lawn and garden with Milky Spore Disease. It will take a couple of years to become fully established, but then you'll be all set. No more Japanese Beetles except the ones that come visiting.



In that regard, do not use the traps, as they will invite them over from your neighbors. Sevin will take out the ones you presently have.
Reply:Tough one. We've had good years and bad years. Last year was the worst in a while. Many tried the bag-a-bug type traps, but sometimes I think the lure just brings the beetles to your property. Maybe someone else has a better idea, but my experience is you need to treat your lawn (and your neighbors need to too) before the grubs become beetles. Once they are out and feeding, you can kill em, but they'll keep coming back until this phase of their lifecycle is over. (My experience anyway)
Reply:Seven, or eight )same product sold by different companies) in spray for instant kill. Get the powder to keep them off.
Reply:I have had success with Seven powder.
Reply:Holy Moley Cow!!!! I am in East TN, and I now have a preview of what is to come. If you say Orthene, active ingredient acephate, which is systemic, is not controlling them, the only thing I can suggest is traps. A few years ago, we went on vacation for a week. My apple tree had been completely defoliated by them. My neighbor hung traps, and amazingly, he was emptying bagfuls of the nasty pests.
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