Japanese beetles have finally obtained enough of a presence in Minnesota
that they're now decimating our shrub roses. Fortunately, they don't seem
to be interested in anything else we're growing.
Would treating my own lawn for beetle grubs be worth the effort, or would I
still be afflicted by the beetles hatching from my neighbor's lawns?
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Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert@iphouse.com
Posted by Bill who putters on July 27, 2010, 9:23 am
> Japanese beetles have finally obtained enough of a presence in Minnesota > that they're now decimating our shrub roses. Fortunately, they don't seem > to be interested in anything else we're growing. > > Would treating my own lawn for beetle grubs be worth the effort, or would I > still be afflicted by the beetles hatching from my neighbor's lawns?
DON"T place any traps about your yard. You know the yellow with
attractant. They do attract.
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Bill S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden
What use one more wake up call?
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Posted by brooklyn1 on July 27, 2010, 9:35 am
On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:23:52 -0400, Bill who putters
>> Japanese beetles have finally obtained enough of a presence in Minnesota >> that they're now decimating our shrub roses. Fortunately, they don't seem >> to be interested in anything else we're growing. >> >> Would treating my own lawn for beetle grubs be worth the effort, or would I >> still be afflicted by the beetles hatching from my neighbor's lawns? > DON"T place any traps about your yard. You know the yellow with >attractant. They do attract. >(Amazon.com product link shortened) > Takes time but works.
Doesn't do any good if the neighbors don't treat their lawns too. It's
much more effective to treat ones plants once the beetles are present.
Posted by Bert Hyman on July 27, 2010, 10:05 am
> On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:23:52 -0400, Bill who putters > >> >>> Japanese beetles have finally obtained enough of a presence in >>> Minnesota that they're now decimating our shrub roses. Fortunately, >>> they don't seem to be interested in anything else we're growing. >>> >>> Would treating my own lawn for beetle grubs be worth the effort, or >>> would I still be afflicted by the beetles hatching from my >>> neighbor's lawns? >> >> DON"T place any traps about your yard. You know the yellow with >>attractant. They do attract. >> >>(Amazon.com product link shortened) >> >> Takes time but works. > > Doesn't do any good if the neighbors don't treat their lawns too. It's > much more effective to treat ones plants once the beetles are present.
That's what I was wondering; I don't know how far beetles roam from
where they hatch.
Anything specific treatment for beetles?
So far, I've just been picking them off, but they're out there all day
and I'm not, so they're making a mess of the bushes.
Of course, this infestation is nothing compared to what I saw when I was
a kid growing up in Maryland. We used to collect enough to fill a
mayonase jar in a couple of hours, and that was when the jars were still
a full quart :-)
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Bert Hyman St. Paul, MN bert@iphouse.com
Posted by Dan L. on July 27, 2010, 10:58 am
> > > On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:23:52 -0400, Bill who putters > > > >> > >>> Japanese beetles have finally obtained enough of a presence in > >>> Minnesota that they're now decimating our shrub roses. Fortunately, > >>> they don't seem to be interested in anything else we're growing. > >>> > >>> Would treating my own lawn for beetle grubs be worth the effort, or > >>> would I still be afflicted by the beetles hatching from my > >>> neighbor's lawns? > >> > >> DON"T place any traps about your yard. You know the yellow with > >>attractant. They do attract. > >> > >>(Amazon.com product link shortened) > >> > >> Takes time but works. > > > > Doesn't do any good if the neighbors don't treat their lawns too. It's > > much more effective to treat ones plants once the beetles are present. > > That's what I was wondering; I don't know how far beetles roam from > where they hatch. > > Anything specific treatment for beetles? > > So far, I've just been picking them off, but they're out there all day > and I'm not, so they're making a mess of the bushes. > > Of course, this infestation is nothing compared to what I saw when I was > a kid growing up in Maryland. We used to collect enough to fill a > mayonase jar in a couple of hours, and that was when the jars were still > a full quart :-)
If you want to get rid of the Japanese Beetles, get rid of your Roses.
Roses are not worth it! They attract those beetles that wreck your lawn.
Rose stems do not compost, thorns hurt, constant deadheading, prone to
diseases... Roses are not worth it! Save yourself the pain and misery,
get rid of the roses!
Plant flowers and shrubs that do well in your area. If the plants have
problems in your area get rid of them! Your garden will look better and
less work for you. Also you will use next to nothing on harmful
chemicals that harm our environment.
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> that they're now decimating our shrub roses. Fortunately, they don't seem
> to be interested in anything else we're growing.
>
> Would treating my own lawn for beetle grubs be worth the effort, or would I
> still be afflicted by the beetles hatching from my neighbor's lawns?