Japanese Beetle traps, Part II

About 10 days ago I placed five Spectracide® Bag-A-Bug® Japanese Beetle Traps around our yard. They immediately began filling up with Japanese Beetles, which is the desired effect. The question is, are they effective in reducing Japanese Beetle populations on the plants that are infested, or do they merely attract Japanese Beetles from all over [...]

Beetles of Wrath

We have Japanese Beetles, lots of them.  They are general pests that eat the grape vines and get onto the clothes drying on the line.

Last year, I discussed Milky Spore bacterium (Paenibacillus (formerly Bacillus) popilliae), which kills the grubs in the ground.  Unfortunately, it takes several years for Milky Spore to have a [...]