2006-07-01 15:05:16 · 6 answers · asked by garden gal 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
the problem with Japanese beetles is they often are punished for the bad deeds of several very close, look alike cousins. like the killer bees, you can't tell the European honey bee from the south American killer bee without a magnifying glass. same is true with the jap beet. actually the adult jap beet eats only what it ate a birth and nothing else. it also eats 70% less the others of the same size. I wrote my PHD theme on the subject as i felt it got a bad rap, and still dose. Like coke is to soda any beetle killer on the market says it's to kill Japanese Beetles.
2006-07-01 16:34:10 · answer #1 · answered by Dead Polly 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sevin is a chemical and it kills most all types of bugs. If you prefer a non chemical approach then Diatomaceous Earth, which you can order from:
http://www.perma-guard.com/
will kill beetles, ants, roaches, and any other creature that has an exoskeleton, you basic bug. Big difference is that the Perma-Guard Diatomaceous Earth is food grade and is harmless to vertebrates (you, the kids, pets, etc.) You only want the food grade so that is why I recommend them. You might find it at your garden center but don't buy the type that is NOT food grade.
2006-07-01 22:46:57 · answer #2 · answered by bigrob 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will come out this summer.
What you want to get rid of is the larva.
The grubs go up and down with temperature of the soil.
The warm soil can drive them up. When they get to within two inches they can be killed with insecticide.
I would wait until the fall when the beetles have laid their larva.
Also, before it gets cool.
Your neighbors should do the same thing if you don't want their bugs laying eggs in your yard. Good luck.
2006-07-01 22:35:51 · answer #3 · answered by Texas Cowboy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beneficial Nematodes, will kill the larvae of soil dwelling bugs, except earthworms. You can get them from the nursery and the soil is probably warm enough to apply them now, I think the soil temp should be around 55* .
Peace, SSSSpaceman SSSpliff
2006-07-02 06:25:47 · answer #4 · answered by Spaceman Spliff 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dust the plants they are on with Sevin Dust.
They will be gone tomorrow.
2006-07-01 22:23:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
apply grub insecticide in the fall and again in the spring, this will control them!
2006-07-01 22:09:40 · answer #6 · answered by Pobept 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋