To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Grape Vines and Japanese Beetles
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 15:58:26 -0700
They can really do a job on grapes. French hybrids are their favorite, but
labrusca hybrids get pretty well chewed on here. We walk out in the early
morning when they are too cool to fly and knock them off into buckets
(small) of soapy water where they quickly drown.
I've heard that granite dust (waste from a granite tombstone maker)
dusted on the foliage early in the day when dew is still there, will deter
them. Hope to try that this year.
Milky spore is an OK organic practice, but there have been bad batches
of the stuff. That should be improved by now.
Hector Black zone 6 middle TN
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Williamson" <swilliamson@acespower.com>
To: <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 9:42 AM
Subject: [NAFEX] Grape Vines and Japanese Beetles
I just planted three grape vines this spring and have read that Japanese
Beetles take a liking to them. I was wondering if anyone knew if I should
be real concerned about them or not. I have only lived at my current
location about a year and didn't notice a large number of them last year,
but it could have been an off season for them. I am trying to go organic
with my property and would like to avoid spraying if possible. I'm assuming
that once the vines get larger they can handle minor problems, but I don't
really want the find them defoliated the first year I've had them planted.
Any suggestions and/or info would be much appreciated.