milky spore or beneficial nematode for Japanese beetles
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Comments (4)Milky spore would be my suggestion, especially if you want a preventive measure. Depending on whom you ask, it may not take as long as 3 years to work. If you plan on staying in the property, are you going to consider doing this again in 3 years? If so, just do it now and you will be three years along. From what I read on the GrubEx label, its more of a snapsot killer that lasts a few weeks to a month in the soil. If miss the window, you need to do it again. Not the case with milky spore. Yes, the whole teaspoon thing is a bit of a pain, but going around re-seeding patches of dead grass, and making sure those patches stay wet through germination, etc. is not real easy either. Also, Milky spore is a bacteria harmless to humans and pets so if you are trying to build up beneficial organisms through organic methods, this works better than GrubEx....See MoreWeeding
Comments (38)Surflan is also used for chromosome doubling: http://www.actahort.org/books/572/572_3.htm ----------------------------------------------------- Some may feel that a chemical is safe if the government allows it to be sold. To those readers, the following recent post may be of interest: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/14/AR2010041404827.html Here is a link that might be useful: Washington Post link...See MoreJapanese Beetles and Milky Spore Powder?
Comments (6)If I had a sacrificial tree (Honey or Black Locust) that would be skeletonized by JBs, I'd use milky spore at the base. I do know that Oak Ridge was a test city for Milky Spore and it was given away free (and came in in 18 wheeler loads) and I know folks there still who never see JBs and they do grow roses. But their lots are small, shaded and well watered. One of the caveats is that severe drought can ruin the action of Milky Spore and there may be some temperature limits as well. We use traps. JBs come to us, drawn by the trap pheromones and they die. Were the traps not strong pheromone lures, the rose blooms would be strong pheromone lures. I'd rather have the JBs hitting the traps and dropping. And those, combined with three years of drought both when they were trying to emerge and then when they were trying to lay eggs, has knocked the populations back. I seldom see JB grubs (which are the smallish ones). Larger Beetles including several types of June Bugs are responsible for the larger and even uglier large grubs....See MoreHas milky spore worked for you? To reduce japanese beetles
Comments (11)I have a local friend that used it and I don't think it worked that well for her. It was a lot of work to put it down and very expensive since she has a large yard. A few things that I've noticed regarding JBs: 1. Every year here is different in regard to their numbers. The year before last, there were so many of them, they were on literally all of my plants. Last year there were fewer and this year I only saw a couple. My roses look good and are breathing a sigh of relief! 2. I stopped using the traps that lure them in. It started to make sense to me that I was becoming a gathering place for them when I put out the traps. I've heard on gardening radio shows that the best way to rid yourself of them is to drown them in a can of soapy water, and to do this as soon as you see them. They supposedly put out a scent that brings more to your yard when they find a good food source. We will see what next year brings. For gardeners, every new year is a new adventure in gardening! Linda...See Morecheyjohn_z5
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