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| See link below: http://www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/pub/php/news/2013/JapaneseBeetle s/ |
Here is a link that might be useful: link for above
Follow-Up Postings:
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| Gee -- Just what no one needed! Jeri |
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| I object! Too close to Kansas, to say the least! Go away, ugly beetles, go away! Kate |
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- Posted by the_bustopher 6, MO (My Page) on Fri, Feb 1, 13 at 17:23
| I saw them here this past summer. As if the drought weren't bad enough, this too. Yuck! I tried killing a few with tweezers and putting them in the bird feeder for the birds to eat, which they did. Maybe they will consider them another food source. |
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| Having a birdfeeder helps in my yard. I also noticed that the JBs were all over my basil plants. Contrary to what I have been told, basil sprouts quite readily from seed scattered and lightly covered, so maybe some basil, not to be eaten if you used any non-organic sprays, in among the roses might help? Basil is also alledged to deter mosquitoes. |
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- Posted by henry_kuska z5 OH (kuska@neo.rr.com) on Fri, Feb 1, 13 at 21:48
| Apparently some birds do eat Japanese Beetles. |
Here is a link that might be useful: birds that eat Japenese Beetles
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- Posted by DisplacedClevelander 6a (My Page) on Sat, Feb 2, 13 at 15:10
| OK, so I am a novice gardner and early on this past summer I was out tinkering in my yard just putzing around. I started to pick the spent buds off of my rose of Sharon tree and all of a sudden I see like 7 weird shiny green bugs and they are all sitting on each other. The whole thing caught me off guard and then when I realized that they could fly, I threw my arms up in the air and screamed bloody murder. As I was flipping out like a total weirdo, they flew away. Embarrased by my ridiculous freak out, I went inside and quickly googled this and my worst fears came true.. Yes, Japanese beetles were just in my yard and even worse, they were trying to procreate. All summer, I was ready for them to come back and devour on my newly planted roses. But those beetles never came back. Not sure if it was a freak coincidence, but if I ever see them in my yard again, I am just going to scream at them. |
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- Posted by henry_kuska z5 OH (kuska@neo.rr.com) on Sat, Feb 2, 13 at 19:26
| DisplacedClevelander, maybe you are on to something. Apparently there is a frequency that drives mosquitoes away. Maybe there is one for Japanese Beetles. (Someone should take a variable frequency generator and amplifier into the garden, or play "modern music".) |
Here is a link that might be useful: mosquitoes and sound
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- Posted by henry_kuska z5 OH (kuska@neo.rr.com) on Sat, Feb 2, 13 at 19:28
| On second thought, please do not try the"modern music", it will probably kill the roses. |
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| Henry, who would have suspected you were such an amusing fellow! You must let loose that fellow more often--enjoyable! (grin) Kate |
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