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I appear to have Japanese Beetles on/around one of my rose bushes (Original Post) elleng Jul 2015 OP
I catch them and crush them instantly. eom roody Jul 2015 #1
Thanks, elleng Jul 2015 #2
Shake them into a jar of soapy water. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2015 #3
Thanks, lots of good info. elleng Jul 2015 #4
I use the jar of soapy water as well. Curmudgeoness Jul 2015 #5
Mine are in containers so wouldn't have problem destroying them, Curmudge, elleng Jul 2015 #6
I like the idea of using biotics to kill the grubs. Curmudgeoness Jul 2015 #7
LOTS more info here: elleng Jul 2015 #8

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)
5. I use the jar of soapy water as well.
Wed Jul 8, 2015, 11:53 AM
Jul 2015

Actually, I got so fed up with them that I dug up all the rose bushes and trashed them. Japanese beetles just love them and it draws them to the rest of my garden. One rose bush did come back, I guess that I didn't get all the root out, and I just don't have the heart to destroy it with that will to live. So I end up back out with my soapy water.

I figure that the soapy water doesn't stop them from coming, but it does stop those ones from breeding. And it is non-toxic to anything else that might be in the garden. The biggest problem is that the next year, there are just as many as there were the year before. I know of nothing that will keep them from coming.

elleng

(136,055 posts)
6. Mine are in containers so wouldn't have problem destroying them, Curmudge,
Wed Jul 8, 2015, 12:46 PM
Jul 2015

but I AIN'T gonna do that. Found this, to maybe help you dealing with 'next year<'

Prevent: Although the following solutions won't provide immediate gratification, you will be better off next year. Grub Guard kills the grubs that turn into Japanese beetles. Ideally, apply it in spring before the beetles emerge. The second half of this 1-2 prevention punch is Milky Spore, which also kills grubs. It takes a year or so to get established in your soil, but it keeps working for 10 years or more.

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)
7. I like the idea of using biotics to kill the grubs.
Wed Jul 8, 2015, 07:53 PM
Jul 2015

I have always wondered how many of the beetles in my yard were grubs in my yard. How far do they travel? The three years that it took my rose roots to produce a plant again were three years without any Japanese beetles in my yard, so they went somewhere else, and they came back from somewhere else. I am not sure how this would work, but it is worth a try.

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