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  • From: KTCopsey@aol.com
  • To: gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [gwl-g] Japanese Beetles
  • Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 21:42:02 EDT

In a message dated 7/2/2007 9:28:26 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, szerlag@earthlink.net writes:
Anyone have a suggestion for  the least toxic spray for Japanese 
Beetles. I am not up to speed on this pest because I don't have a 
problem with it.
However , lots of my readers do. I'm not looking for the drop them in 
soapy water trick. When you have thousands in your yard, that is not 
an option.
Nancy
I have yet to come across an effective spray.  The yellow trap things don't work very well either as they attract as many as they drown.  I have tried covering some things with netting - not pretty, and in heavily infested areas it is not effective either - they eat through it.  For light problems I have had some success with trap crops/plants, but that really varies with where you are and what is growing - at the time it was Queen Anne's Lace, I think, that seemed to attract them, and so I let them go to that and they left the rest alone.
I hope someone comes up with some better ideas though,
Kate
Kate Copsey
Freelance Writer
Gardens and Parenting
www.Katecopsey.com




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