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  • From: Mark A Abner <wizard1 AT kih.net>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] June Bugs
  • Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 21:02:56 -0400

June bugs are the adult stage of cutworms I beleive and the egges are carried
in manure and you put them in the garden yourself if you are useing a hot
complsting method that killes them off

Mark

Chuck wrote:

> Thanks. These bugs are about the size of a quarter, does that sound like a
> Japanese Beetle? I will try the stick and soapy water. I have been
> collecting them in the morning, and killing them, and tossing them in with
> my young Guinea Birds. They love them, but I cant seem to keep the
> population down. Where do they come from? Do they over-winter, migrate, or
> blow in with the wind???
>
> ****
> These may be Japanese Beetles. They are everywhere out here (Middle
> Tennessee)
>
> At this time I take a bucket with soapy water in the bottom and a stick.
> With the stick I hit the branch or leaf and the
> beetles fall in the water.
>
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