tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276563.post3887310689583062993..comments2023-09-18T06:38:04.194-04:00Comments on Palemaleirregulars: Saturday MiscellanyDonegal Brownehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09809720759418462703noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276563.post-38174343472640921742008-08-26T23:27:00.000-04:002008-08-26T23:27:00.000-04:00Did you have your Japanese Beetle traps 30 feet fr...Did you have your Japanese Beetle traps 30 feet from foliage? That's the recommendation on the box of the kind I got anyway. So far my plants at least seem to be doing better. <BR/><BR/>As to spraying, must make their own decision on that topic. I just can't do it. I've seen birds dying and dead of poison. I know, sprays are supposedly less toxic than they once were but even so I can't do it. I'd be a nervous wreck. So I'd rather have the beetles and therefore still have healthy Ladybugs and Preying Mantis in my garden even if the plants get gnawed to bits. I do notice that there are trees and native plants that the Japanese Beetles don't go for. If worse came to worse, and some things were eaten to death, it would be a good time to add more native plants and trees that they didn't find tasty. Also in the Midwest, the J.B.'s do freeze in the winter which does help to some extent. <BR/><BR/>And if I'm attracting all the beetles in the neighborhood then at least my neighbors trees will get a break even if mine aren't. :-)Donegal Brownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09809720759418462703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276563.post-85703660845148907152008-08-26T07:44:00.000-04:002008-08-26T07:44:00.000-04:00Had a huge problem with Japanese beetles this year...Had a huge problem with Japanese beetles this year in Central, IL. Put the traps out like you and found out that it just attracted them all from everyone else's yard so my trees became even more laden with them. Researched online, asked experts and finally decided that I had to spray the trees to save them. Will use a systemic treatment next year and NO traps thank you! Guy a block over had just a "few" and worried about his garden. He put traps out and bag filled within 4 hours and suddenly thousands were in his yard and on his trees. The traps work, but it attracts them from all over the area so you end up with your neighbors beetles. Best bet is to put a few traps out away from your home (vacant lot?) and have neighbors cooperate with you to attract them away from everyone's yards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276563.post-79929915360279614562008-08-25T03:03:00.000-04:002008-08-25T03:03:00.000-04:00Eleanor,Nope, it wasn't me who clocked him but som...Eleanor,<BR/><BR/>Nope, it wasn't me who clocked him but somebody has clocked them as the 8MPH is a prevalent factoid in TLGS literature.<BR/><BR/>I'm rather fond of ole Pancake myself, but I'm beginning to believe he's a bit of a scamp. Since his apppearance, a number of my decorative plantings have not only lost their heads but have been nipped off at ground level. I don't know, but when Pancake looked at me today, he seemed to have a guilty expression on his face and his cheek pouches were stretched to the breaking point.Donegal Brownehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09809720759418462703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27276563.post-44620623473040177162008-08-25T00:56:00.000-04:002008-08-25T00:56:00.000-04:00I've fallen in love with Pancake.How do you know h...I've fallen in love with Pancake.<BR/><BR/>How do you know his top speed is 8MPH? Have you clocked him?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com