Getting rid of Japanese Beetles, Naturally
Okay, this is more of a request than a post.
Does anyone know of natural ways to get rid of Japanese beetles?
This request is for a friend of mine whose plants are being eaten by the annoying insects. My plants, for some reason have not been affected. Maybe it’s because they don’t like the pepper I sprinkled on the flowers earlier in the year to deter the squirrels. Who knows?
I found one article that offers an environmentally friendly way to get rid of them. It had something to do with killing a few of them early in the season and placing them in a bucket of soapy water.
You’re supposed to leave the bucket in a prominent area so that when the other Japanese beetles catch a whiff of the scent of their dead brethren they’ll fly away thinking that the area is unsafe (no, I didn’t write the article, I’m only paraphrasing what it said). You can read the article here.
Has anyone tried it?
I knew a woman who suffered miserably in the Spring when the ants would come out of the woodwork and roam around her house. She was allergic to all bug sprays and pesticides. It was driving her crazy. She couldn’t spray for fear of ending up in the emergency room of the local hospital.
