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markie

(24,136 posts)
4. traps work
Tue Jul 7, 2026, 06:08 PM
4 hrs ago

although many claim the traps draw in more beetles...
I used to pick hundreds by hand, put them in a dish of water and let the chickens have at the chickens would follow me every morning, they loved it!!

the traps do catch a lot, just don't put them directly at the plants infected

https://www.amazon.com/RESCUE-Japanese-Beetle-Trap-Reusable/dp/B01JH1COHY/ref=asc_df_B01JH1COHY?tag=bingshoppinga-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80676876079886&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=90568&hvtargid=pla-4584276354364551&psc=1&hvocijid=2383617466191955114-B01JH1COHY-&hvexpln=0

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Japanese Beatles [View all] Niagara 4 hrs ago OP
Are their names John, Paul, George and Ringo? Ocelot II 4 hrs ago #1
Yes, that's their names Niagara 4 hrs ago #2
I thought Yoko was the Japanese Beatle... regnaD kciN 3 hrs ago #11
Try neem oil Bluestocking 4 hrs ago #3
Have you applied neem oil on any of your plants? Niagara 4 hrs ago #6
I spray it in my garden as a preventative treatment Bluestocking 4 hrs ago #10
beetles Shellback Squid 3 hrs ago #12
But if you take a closer look at this one Niagara 3 hrs ago #14
I might try both the neem oil with the traps Niagara 3 hrs ago #13
traps work markie 4 hrs ago #4
Thank you, markie Niagara 4 hrs ago #7
I've used these, Niagara... LuckyCharms 4 hrs ago #5
Thank you, Lucky Niagara 4 hrs ago #8
They work really well... 2naSalit 4 hrs ago #9
That's fantastic to know that they work, 2naSalit Niagara 3 hrs ago #15
We found them at the hardware store... 2naSalit 2 hrs ago #16
It looks like the traps are sold at various retailers Niagara 2 hrs ago #17
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