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Old 12-05-2006, 09:58 PM posted to rec.gardens
William Wagner
 
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Default pesticde free way of ridding fruit trees of Japanese beetles ?

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Ed wrote:

Is there a pesticide free way of ridding fruit trees of Japanese
beetles ?

Thank you

Ed


Look about for Japanese beetle traps. Then again you may make your
own. They like yellow. Growing up hand picking with a small jar of
kerosene was the method of choice. I think "milky spore" is the way to
go now. We were always more interested in lighting bugs )

Bill

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