Guest Finn Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 We're getting these beetles on our rose bushes again. Any suggestions how to keep them from coming back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 Craig go to any nursery and they will have a liquid concentrate that is used on fruit tree's that you dilute with water and then you use a sprayer to distribute it.. I have the same problem every year. These beetles not only destroy roses bushes but they also eat Peony bushes Tiger Lillie's, Flowering crab tree's and more... :( Check out this link for some great info and tips about managing these pests'... http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef409.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andrea Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 Wal-Mart sells quite a few pesticides for roses. Any local nursery should also. I jsut had to spray my cedar trees with something to kill the MILLIONS of bag worms all over them. Seems to have worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 Without spraying anything, there are beetle bags that have the beetle attractant scent in the bag. The beetles go in and can't come out. When the bag is full just throw it away. Look into those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 Without spraying anything, there are beetle bags that have the beetle attractant scent in the bag. The beetles go in and can't come out. When the bag is full just throw it away. Look into those. BAD IDEA !! .... ;) Here's why,, and I found this out the hard way last summer... Trapping Beetles Japanese beetle traps are sold in many garden centers. Commercially available traps attract the beetles with two types of baits. One mimics the scent of virgin female beetles and is highly attractive to males. The other bait is a sweet-smelling food-type lure that attracts both sexes. This combination of ingredients is such a powerful attractant that traps can draw in thousands of beetles in a day. Research conducted at the University of Kentucky has shown that the traps attract many more beetles than are actually caught. Consequently, susceptible plants along the flight path of the beetles and in the vicinity of traps are likely to suffer much more damage than if no traps are used at all. In most landscape situations, use of Japanese beetle traps probably will do more harm than good. If you experiment with traps, be sure to place them well away from gardens and landscape plants. http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef409.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 Thanks...will try something tomorrow! Bayer isn't doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archerjg Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 Dragon liquid Seven and Seven Dust takes care of them quite well. It also takes care of flea beetles and several other insects. there are also several fruit tree sprays that will work, but seven is the best so far that we have found. Archerjg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 3 tablespoons of liquid Sevin in a gallon of water and spray every 2 weeks. Bingo, problem solved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 liquid sevin seems to cure all problems... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VermontHunter Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 liquid sevin seems to cure all problems... lol LOL... even some things that didn't need curing ... :D The thing is I can't spray my Flowering Crab at the moment because of the Robins nest that is there ... :( Fortunely it doesn't seem too bad at the moment... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant-KS Posted June 13, 2007 Report Share Posted June 13, 2007 My boss told me today that an easy way to get rid of lots of them is put a couple inches of soapy water in the bottom of a white 5 gallon bucket and set it in an open area. He said in a day or so you'll have a ton of 'em in there. I think I'm gonna try it sometime soon. There are a ton of them around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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