Their back!

[crashbandicoot]

But mine would really stink by the time they reached you.

Another reason to prefer the foam beetles!

 

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[njrelicgairl]

But mine would really stink by the time they reached you.

Gross

But mine would really stink by the time they reached you.

 

[Gene Mean]

Did you have a pool? my sister would screech if the got on her.

We did have a pool, and 130+ rose bushes. Tough combination if you don't like japanese beetles.

 

[pepperj]

I knocking the Beatles into the soapy water again today.
Came across this one, figured it was done for anyways.
Need more spiders.

 

[billb]

Good idea I will get a bucket with soap and water also
They surly love the rose bushes

 

[pepperj]

Good idea I will get a bucket with soap and water also
They surly love the rose bushes

They were bad again today.
Time consuming endeavor.

 

[DizzyDigger]

Don't have those bugs here..thankfully. Have you tried spraying the
plants with Neem oil?

 

[billb]

Don't have those bugs here..thankfully. Have you tried spraying the
plants with Neem oil?

Thanks I never thought of spraying I will try

 

[DizzyDigger]

Thanks I never thought of spraying I will try

I've always found that when the bugs like the taste of my plants,
the best approach is to "sour the milk". Put something on the leaves
that the plant doesn't care about, but the bugs hate.

 

[billb]

Thanks again
We love to see the roses open and a breeze sends the fragrance thru the air only to see so many beetles
I’ll try a spray

 

[njrelicgairl]

Don't have those bugs here..thankfully. Have you tried spraying the
plants with Neem oil?

That's good stuff.

 

[billb]

That's good stuff.

I had seven on hand and it worked good I will get neem next time I’m shopping
Thanks again

 

[pepperj]

Don't have those bugs here..thankfully. Have you tried spraying the
plants with Neem oil?

Tried the Neem oil and detergent 2 days ago, not really sure if there were more or less on the plants.
Potatoes no-Raspberries no real difference it seemed.
Not sure if I should mix a little stronger as I don't want burning occurring either.
But this is crazy amount of beetles and time being spent collecting them.

 

[DizzyDigger]

Not sure if I should mix a little stronger as I don't want burning occurring either. But this is crazy amount of beetles and time being spent collecting them.

Sounds like it's time for a nuclear option...

I'm sure RAID or someone makes a bug spray for these little beasties.

I'd take a stick about 12" long, wrap a piece of rag (cloth) around one end and secure it. Spray the cloth with the bug spray (not your plants, or course) and then stick the pointy end of the stick into the soil near your plant. Most bugs don't even want to be in the general area of a deadly smell.

If it works, the bugs go away, and your plants are still pesticide free.

 

[pepperj]

Sounds like it's time for a nuclear option...

I'm sure RAID or someone makes a bug spray for these little beasties.

I'd take a stick about 12" long, wrap a piece of rag (cloth) around one end and secure it. Spray the cloth with the bug spray (not your plants, or course) and then stick the pointy end of the stick into the soil near your plant. Most bugs don't even want to be in the general area of a deadly smell.

If it works, the bugs go away, and your plants are still pesticide free.

That might work for a small patch
We don't use RAID around the place for a few reasons.
Organic operation + my lungs would repeal the deadly smell.
The raspberry rows are 160' long x 3
The berry patch has 13 rows total or 1 acre.
So there is a lot of walking and knocking everyday.
Thinking maybe a good dosing of Nematodes
Should of went for it last year.
A treatment runs around $500-600 for 1 acre.

 

[DizzyDigger]

The raspberry rows are 160' long x 3
The berry patch has 13 rows total or 1 acre.

Sorry..I was thinking garden...but that's a farm..

I understand the organic operation..same here for me. I've got a backyard full of blackberries, and they grow about as fast as I can cut them back. Roundup would get rid of them, but they're 10'-30' from the riverbank, and the soil drains in an instant.

Nematodes = Good bugs