Japanese Beetles...
 

HELP!

I want to get an early start on these monsters this year...

Is there anything short of napalm (...and I am willing to try that...)


Thanks,

Carla (...whose cats think Japanese Beetles are a crunchy nutritional
supplement... but don't eat them in sufficient quantities....)

P.S.
Last year a neighbor suggested nicotine...so I collected cigarette
butts (since I don't smoke) and soaked them then sprayed it on my
grapevines...and I swear...I think they LIKED the stuff...leave it to
me to find Japanese Beetles with a nicotine habit...and the collection
bags are worse than useless...they encourage the little beggars...I'm
thinking of hanging them in my neighbors yard...that might do it... :)

Japanese Beetles...
 

On Fri, 11 Apr 2003 10:10:48 -0400, C. Hurst wrote:

HELP!

I want to get an early start on these monsters this year...

Is there anything short of napalm (...and I am willing to try that...)


Thanks,

Carla (...whose cats think Japanese Beetles are a crunchy nutritional
supplement... but don't eat them in sufficient quantities....)

P.S.
Last year a neighbor suggested nicotine...so I collected cigarette butts
(since I don't smoke) and soaked them then sprayed it on my
grapevines...and I swear...I think they LIKED the stuff...leave it to me
to find Japanese Beetles with a nicotine habit...and the collection bags
are worse than useless...they encourage the little beggars...I'm thinking
of hanging them in my neighbors yard...that might do it... :)


Start by putting down a product called "Grub-X". About now actually.
These beetles come out of the ground and that stuff will kill them in
their baby stage. Then, get one or 2 of those Jap beetle traps.
The first year I had one I caught literally THOUSANDS of them.
Every year after that the numbers declined. I think I saw maybe one
all last year.

Do both and you'll see a BIG difference.

Japanese Beetles...
 

Start using Milky Spore. Once you get it established, I think it lasts
forever.
"C. Hurst" wrote in message
...
HELP!

I want to get an early start on these monsters this year...

Is there anything short of napalm (...and I am willing to try that...)


Thanks,

Carla (...whose cats think Japanese Beetles are a crunchy nutritional
supplement... but don't eat them in sufficient quantities....)

P.S.
Last year a neighbor suggested nicotine...so I collected cigarette
butts (since I don't smoke) and soaked them then sprayed it on my
grapevines...and I swear...I think they LIKED the stuff...leave it to
me to find Japanese Beetles with a nicotine habit...and the collection
bags are worse than useless...they encourage the little beggars...I'm
thinking of hanging them in my neighbors yard...that might do it... :)

Japanese Beetles...
 

Milky spore will help with grub control. Results are somewhat questionable
depending upon your climate. Also different brands have shown differing
levels of efficacy. Instead of Grub-Ex, I would look for a product that
contains Merit which is an effective systemic grub control. Scotts Grub-Ex
no longer contains Merit. The spring is also not the recommended time for
grub control. Grubs hatch in the late summer (August) time frame and that's
when you want to get them (when they're small). If you have a bad
infestation, then a contact insecticide called Dursban can be used but only
as a last resort. Diazinon is fairly ineffective against grubs nowadays.

These however will not eliminate your Japanese Beetle problem. Grape vines
are one of the beetles favorite foods. Almost as good as one of those beetle
trap lures. The Japanese beetles will fly in from quite a distance (greater
than 1/2 mile) so you really need to have the entire neighborhood vigilant
about grub control.

-al sung
Rapid Realm Technology, Inc.
Hopkinton, MA
(Zone 6a)

"Berob" wrote in message
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Start using Milky Spore. Once you get it established, I think it lasts
forever.
"C. Hurst" wrote in message
...
HELP!

I want to get an early start on these monsters this year...

Is there anything short of napalm (...and I am willing to try that...)


Thanks,

Carla (...whose cats think Japanese Beetles are a crunchy nutritional
supplement... but don't eat them in sufficient quantities....)

P.S.
Last year a neighbor suggested nicotine...so I collected cigarette
butts (since I don't smoke) and soaked them then sprayed it on my
grapevines...and I swear...I think they LIKED the stuff...leave it to
me to find Japanese Beetles with a nicotine habit...and the collection
bags are worse than useless...they encourage the little beggars...I'm
thinking of hanging them in my neighbors yard...that might do it... :)

Japanese Beetles...
 

On Mon, 14 Apr 2003 15:20:19 GMT, "Alan Sung" wrote:

Milky spore will help with grub control. Results are somewhat questionable
depending upon your climate. Also different brands have shown differing
levels of efficacy. Instead of Grub-Ex, I would look for a product that
contains Merit which is an effective systemic grub control. Scotts Grub-Ex
no longer contains Merit. The spring is also not the recommended time for
grub control. Grubs hatch in the late summer (August) time frame and that's
when you want to get them (when they're small). If you have a bad
infestation, then a contact insecticide called Dursban can be used but only
as a last resort. Diazinon is fairly ineffective against grubs nowadays.

These however will not eliminate your Japanese Beetle problem. Grape vines
are one of the beetles favorite foods. Almost as good as one of those beetle
trap lures. The Japanese beetles will fly in from quite a distance (greater
than 1/2 mile) so you really need to have the entire neighborhood vigilant
about grub control.

-al sung
Rapid Realm Technology, Inc.
Hopkinton, MA
(Zone 6a)

Thanks (everyone) for the information...I am armed and ready...

Last year someone mentioned Sevin...and after reading the
label...well...napalm would have been less toxic...and my cats...who
like to curl up under the cascade of grape leaves definitely nixed the
idea...

Yes..I have noticed that Grape Leaves seem to be a favorite...

Thanks,

Carla