"Japanese Beetles have invaded my yard!"
Japanese Beetles bug me! If you're like me, I like my rose bushes, grape vines, and fruit trees(plum and apple) in one piece not munched on by Japanese Beetles. I love to garden. It's a great way to relax without Japanese Beetles. But, when
July rolls around so do the green metallic eating machines, the Japanese Beetles. They love munching on my plants. The picture to your left is a bunch of Japanese Beetles.
Life Cycle
Japanese beetles mate during the summer time and lay their eggs on the ground. When the eggs hatch the larvae burrow into the ground. The larvae spends its time eating your grass roots and keep growing bigger. One year later the Adult Japanese Beetle emerges. I start seeing them in July here in Michigan.
How do you get rid of these pests?
Nature does it its best but it just isn't enough. Some natural predators are birds: meadowlark, cardinal, and golf course ducks and geese. At my in-laws condo I've seen ducks chasing the beetles on the lawn by the lake. Quite comical.
Commercial Traps
There are a lot of commercial traps on the market. Most use a phermone to attract the beetles to the trap.A great idea, and I've used them. But, the only problem is these beetles can detect this pherome from your neighbors and surrounding areas. They will invade your yard.
When I first put these traps out I captured a ton of them but I still had a lot more in my garden.
Beware, if you use traps, place them away from your garden. Place any traps on the outer perimeter of your yard or you will have more Japanese Beetles than you started with.
I have used the traps. They work great. But after a few days in the sun the bugs start to decay. The smell is ripe. I've read where the smell may actuallly repel the Japanses Beetles. So what happens if you go on vacation?
If you use a trap, make sure you change the bag at the bottom of the trap often.
The Tanglefoot trap has venting to allow the decaying smell to escape. The trap has a wide mouth at the top for easy empyting.
Commercial Pesticides.
You can use commercial pesticides but I don't like the chemicals around my kids and the property. An added problem is that your beneficial bugs may be killed too.
Natural Trapping
After quite a bit of searching over the last few years I finally found a simple method to get rid of these pests. Even though you won't get rid of all of them, you can at least reduce their numbers.
I use a bucket of soapy water, a kid's butteryfly net, and I go hunting. This can be a fun way to involve your children or grandchildren. My kids and our new golden retriever puppy, Mia, love to help me catch them. Happy hunting!
Below is a list to help you get started and have fun getting rid of the Japanese Beetles in your garden.
If you choose to use a Japanese Beetle trap do not, I repeat, do not place the trap in your garden. Place the Japenese beetle trap someplace far away on your property because you will attract every Japanese Beetle in your neighborhood and beyond to that spot.
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2. Add a squirt of any dish soap into a plastic bucket. Fill the bucket with about 2 inches of water. Slosh the water around to create some suds.
3. The hunt begins!
I like to use a small butterfly net. Place the net under the infested leaf and gentle tap the leaf. The Beetles will roll right off into your net.
4. Tip the net over the bucket and the beetles will fall in. They may cling to the net. Just brush them off into the bucket. They don't bite.
5. The soapy water will kill the beetles.
Remember after a few days to dump the bucket out or the smell gets pretty ripe. Rinse your bucket out and you are ready to start again.
6. Now I take my plastic bucket and net with me every time I go into your garden. It's part of my gardening routine.
My kids love sneaking around the garden ready to capture the Japanese Beetles.
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University of Kentucky Department of Entomology. The Japanese beetle is a devastating pest.
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The Japanese beetle is a devastating pest of urban landscape plants. It was first found in Kentucky on the southern outskirts of Louisville (Jefferson County) in 1937. - Japanese Beetles
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- The Japanese beetle is brilliantly colored, oval, and less than half an inch long. Wing colors are coppery with fine lines that run the length of its wing cases, and the body is a beautiful metallic green.
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- The Japanese Beetle is a serious pest of turf and ornamental plants. This publication tells how to identify the beetle in both its adult and grub stages, and details insecticide recommendations and use restrictions. Includes an illustration showing the beetle's lifecycle, and photos of the Japanese Beetle.
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No beetles here, thankfully. But, I have seen them in Botanical gardens I've photographed. Lensroll to my Dandelion Weeds lens. FYI I found you on Twitter.
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Great job on your lens, I am sure glad that I do not have your bug problem here! 5 s!
Have a blessed day.
Frederick Dunn wrote
I have modified the tanglefoot Japanese Beetle expandable traps... you may see the series on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix9GHjmsAno
Recycling is my thing and beetles are no different... they are fed to my poultry!
Also check out my High Capture- Low Delivery beetle trap setup.. it out collects the lower traps 3 to 1 very inexpensive and easy to do.
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