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Use these tips to get rid of Japanese beetles.
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Prevent Japanese Beetles From Eating Your Plants!
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I have a beautiful rose bush 7’ tall by 6’ wide. The beetles loved it and were killing it. The bush will bloom first in mid May - beetles would arrive every year mid June. My fix - after the first flowering and pollination- when i see the first beetles arrive - - I surround the bush with tulle fabric for one month. No more beetles.
I was told it installing solar powered garden lights can help to deter the Japanese beetles. Does anyone have any experience using these lights? What are your findings?
They don't deter them, they're attracted to lights
I have two Red Maple trees that have been decimated over the last two years. This article says that the Red Maple is not liked by the Japanese Beetle, but my red trees are the only ones they eat…that includes my Japanese Maple.
We have a small hand held rechargeable vacuum. Easy to suck the we beasts off my rose bushes then dump out and stomp on the patio. Rarely miss one on a plant and no handling required.
Jim
That’s awesome
I was wondering about the vacuum you used the product information and where to purchase it ?
I did the dish soap and water to spray on my canies and now the leaves are all brown and the Japanese beetles are still eating away. Did not work.
You need to pick them off and drop in soapy water, not spray soapy water.
I have a terrible problem with the beetles on my apple trees and black raspberries. I tried the beetle traps and can fill three in a day. I started snipping off the bottom of the trap then put the hole I created into a 5 gallon bucket of water. They go through the trap into the water. 99% or more from my observation can't get out of the water bucket. I then take the bucket to the chickens that gobble them up or I kill the beetles and dispose of them.