wolfie
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Joined: Fri Jun 20, 2008 4:45 pm
Location: Chester, VA

Japanese Beetle HELP!!

Ok, so I have detected I have these beetles, there are a ton of them flying around and they are LOUD!!

Is there something I can spray to kill them? I have read that the traps actually attract more and I don't know what else to do. I have worked way too hard to lose my garden to these things!!

stottlar1
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Joined: Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:04 pm
Location: Pennsylvania

Wolfie,

We had them real bad last year too. I put traps out away from our patio in the back corners of the yard and we havent had them at all this year. Last yuear in the fall I sprayed Thuricide (bacillus Thuringiensis) which you can get at any farming store or lowes etc and I sprayed my yard down last year and all my gardens. This is a beneficial bacteria that stays in your soil for a long time and kill sany eggs or larvae that any insect has layed. It worked wonders for my yard. It is made by a company called bonide.

Stottlar1

Garden Girl Jo
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Joined: Wed May 21, 2008 11:42 pm
Location: Northern Indiana

I just did a post on this subject this morning on my gardening blog.. you might find it helpful:
[url]https://indianagardening.blogspot.com/2008/07/today-in-spotlight-japanese-beetles.html[/url]



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