replying to songbird , passerby wrote:
songbird wrote:
no experience with the traps, but even the beetles
themselves will attract other beetles.



I think you are exactly right, they do tend to, for lack of a better term,
snowball. I noticed that with the traps, too: as soon as a few of them
discover it, a whole wave seems to show up next.

Anyhow, I will be taking the traps down and will try to go trapless next
year. Thanks for your input!

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