[Market-farming] Japanese Beetles and Japanese Plums

Andy Fellenz fellenz at fltg.net
Thu Jul 17 18:17:21 EDT 2008


Hi,

I'm looking for approved organic controls for Japanese Beetles.  I put 
in a fair number of traps on the farm perimeter this season which have 
been catching lots of beetles, but found beetles in my Japanese Plums 
today.  I harvested the first variety without any beetle damage, but 
when I checked today almost every plum in the first variety which had 
been missed - we finished the pick at dusk - had Japanese Beetle 
damage.  I have two more varieties which still need to ripen and haven't 
been attacked yet.  Any suggestions for controlling the beetles?


Thanks,

Andy


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