This has been the same discussion for over a decade on here. I have tried, rejected and retried items dozens of times. When you are surronded by hundreds of acres of woods (as most who live in rural maine are) spraying your little patch of yard isnt all that effective) I too for years did the soap can, but frankly after one weekend where my family and friends helped me pick over 10k JBs and I finally relized its impossible to really put a dent in them, Ive given up. There are members here that DO spray and they were pretty much forced away from the Forums at that time. Weve had some back and forth battles here, with sadly knowledge people have left becuase of it. There is nothing you can do except spray with heavily toxic substances every 2-3 days to keep a rose garden in bloom. I fail to see where putting cheesecloth down would help, you couldnt see anything under them! I choose not to spray (other then remove infastations early in the season (red asian beetles and rose slugs, pre flower forming invasive, and 1-2 applications is enough to knock them out) so I have forgone repeating roses. I think its the best choice all around. I still have a couple and every once in awhile will get a small fall rose flush. When I first started (more north from here and a decade and half ago) growing roses, the season wasnt as bad, you could basically pick the JBS off, but now, it is worse, I can tell, you cannot keep up on a rose garden without spraying, especially if you have roses in any numbers

It looks like a foe: (check it out) Pear Slug/Pear Sawfly (Caliroa cerasi) Pear sawfly prefers pear and cherry hosts but will also attack the leaves of plum, quince and occasionally apple. Larvae feed on the upper surface of pear and cherry leaves removing the green epidermis. High populations can defoliate trees. The adult is a glossy black wasp about 5 mm long. Larvae resemble small, black, elongate slugs, hence the common name pear slug. There are two generations a year. Pear saw fly overwinters as a pupa in a cocoon deep in the soil. Monitor by looking for slug-like larvae especially in the summer when populations can build up rapidly and cause severe damage. There is no information on natural enemies of pear saw fly in the B.C. interior. Conventional insecticides applied against other insect pests generally control pear sawfly. Malathion and Sevin sprays will also control the larvae. Libby

We were seeing a lot of Japanese beetles in the past. But the last few years, they've been far less numerous for some reason. They're still around, though, that is for sure. I ended up at this site for the ear invasion topic. After doing a web search, it seems that insects crawling into ear canals is more common than one would expect or hope for. I just spent the 4th of July trying to get a creepy-crawly out of my ear canal, an experience I hope never to repeat. It was more disturbing than painful, at least at I was at the park relaxing when something large and dark flew straight at my head and disappeared into my ear within seconds. It was quick and determined. My brother jumped up to help, but it was already out of sight. This isn't the kind of situation one is taught how to deal with. The best course of action available was to jump in the lake. I made sure plenty of water got in there and kept is submersed until I was sure it was dead. Meanwhile, I tried to get it out, but I think I ended up pushing it further in. But it was a comfort just for it no longer to be moving. The lesson I learned is to not directly mess with it, other than wisely killing it as quickly as possible. I'm not so sure about trying to patiently encourage it to leave, as some people online have talked about. It's a disturbing experience to have a bug burrowing into your head. My brother drove me to an urgency care clinic. They couldn't get out and so sent me on to emergency care. The nurse practitioners were of no use, other than causing me pain. They called in the experts who, using a microscope, were able to get it out. It turned out to be a Japanese beetle, a sizeable insect. Not only are they an invasive species but with a hardened spine, specifically designed for burrowing. Having something like that heading in the direction of one's brain is not generally preferred. The medical procedures combined took several hours. It managed to get all the way in, crammed up against my ear drum. In fact, one of it's legs got hooked directly into the ear drum itself. So, I now have a small tear in it, although apparently no damage to my hearing. My method of lake immersion was effective for the immediate problem of getting the thing to stop moving. But experts advise using oil, if possible. If water is all you have, mixing it with salt or hydrogen peroxide can help. Then immediately seek medical attention.

Thanks Lakota,I see where Gall, Rain in The Face were also Hunkapapa.Red Cloud and Crazy Horse now he I idolized him for his bravery when I was a kid he wore an eagle on the left side of his head and always white dots on his cheeks.Black Kettle the Cheyennes, camp was wiped out just before Little Big Horn that put more against Custer,he was an accident going places that fellow and got his just desserts,greencroc.