Japanese beetles?

[smitdavi]

Originally Posted by shilala

Absolutely. Get a couple of those Japanese beetle bug bags and set them up in the neighbor's yard. Or at least as far away from your plants as you can.
They LOVE cherry trees and asparagus. I used to grow asparagus just so it's draw them in and I could kill them.
David, so you know, it only takes a third of what the label says for Sevin to kill those things. It takes about ten minutes for them to die once you hit them with it.
Sevin doesn't last but for hours on plants. The active ingredient wafts off in the air in no time. So you really have to hit them with it to kill them.
It's a fun game. Get a good sprayer and have a cigar. They don't have a very long cycle, they'll all be gone in a month or so. Enjoy killing them while you can.

I ended up buying the spray instead of the powder form. Coated up our Japanese Maple and our other small ornamental tree really good. I will probably go to Lowes and buy a bag and just place it in the corner of the yard. I like the idea of placing it in the neighbors yard lol

[shilala]

Originally Posted by smitdavi

I ended up buying the spray instead of the powder form. Coated up our Japanese Maple and our other small ornamental tree really good. I will probably go to Lowes and buy a bag and just place it in the corner of the yard. I like the idea of placing it in the neighbors yard lol

Spray is way better than powder. I honestly don't even know if the powder will kill a japanese beetle. You should get one beetle bag for you, and get two for each of your neighbors. Get some fourth of july wrapping paper, a couple bottles of wine, and you'll never see another beetle the rest of the summer.

[MarkinAZ]

Hey David, I found a nice article here to read, with option #1 and #2 under Grub Control being key:

http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2001.html

Then, there appears to be a place to purchase milkly spore here:

http://www.biconet.com/biocontrol/bpopillae.html

I believe it requires a little time for the milky spore bacteria to infiltrate the grubs, and the dieing process of the grub then spreads the disease to other grubs, or simply hangs out in the lawn until other grubs appear. I like the natural approach to eliminating pests.

Although, I guess one could tip a 55gal drum of Malathion onto the lawn too...