How do you get rid of Japanese Beetles?

Answer 1

Here's what the Garden Web site thinks of Beetle
Traps: "Traps will attract large numbers of beetles...but the consensus is that they just bring more beetles to YOUR property, as the sexual/floral lures used in these traps travel great distances." *

They hate garlic. Someone on the gardenweb forum found a garlic-flavored olive oil spray in their cupboard and lightly sprayed their basil plants with it, & it got rid of the beetles.

Garlic spray:
Use up two cloves of garlic and a hot pepper in a pint of water. Strain, add a drop each of liquid Ivory soap and vegetable oil & spray on plants early in the morning.

You can also use a neem-based product to get rid of the beetles.

Some people position a bowl filled with soapy water (or oil) under the plant and tap lightly. They should fall out and drown in the solution. This procedure seems to be most effective in the morning or evening when the beetles are resting.

Another procedure is to spray infected plants with a mixture of 1 tablespoon isopropyl alcohol to a pint of pyrethrin mixture every 3 to 5 days.

Don't use any chemical remedy or even the "safe" organic pesticides in full sun or high temperatures because that's when they can burn or stress plants.

Landscape with plants that are known to actively repel the adults, white mums, rue, tansy, larkspur, garlic, citronella.

Long-term prevention for Japanese Beetles is biological controls such as beneficial nematodes or a product called "milky spore," which attack the grubs, and prevent recurrence for years.

Rotenone, Pyrethrum, Diazinon and Sevin sprays are also effective against adult beetles.

Answer 2

We have two Japanese beetle traps which are full after being up for 3 days.
Here's a hint, don't hang the traps near any flower or tree you especially want to protect from the beetles. They will be drawn to the trap, but if there's a nice peach tree close by they will land on it and start eating the leaves to lace.

Answer 3

There is a Japanese Beetle trap that you can buy to get rid of these bugs. It really works!

Answer 4

The most active control is against the larvae in the soil. Parasitic nematodes kill immature Japanese beetles if applied in the turf and to warm, moist soil around your berries. May and June is the best time to apply because in about July the adults begin to lay their eggs in the soil. Commercially made traps can attract and capture many adult beetles. But don't place the traps too near your plants-because it will attract the Beetles to that area. But you can also knock and beat the adults off your plants onto a sheet or tray and then dispose of them in soapy water-do this in the early morning in the cool of the day from June through September. The most important thing is to control them at the larvae stage

Answer 5

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Answer 6

beetle traps they use fermones that attract them and they get stuck in a bag but they will stink if to many get in the bag and die so watch out

Answer 7

I HATE THOSE THINGS!!!!! BURN THEM!!!!!!! Really I do not know how to get rid of them, they like lights, I know what,.... hey get a bug zapper??????????