How do you get rid of Japanese Beetles without harmful chemicals?
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I found this site with 3 helpful and natural ways to get rid of Japanese Beetles. I hope this helps! http://www.gardenguides.com/112871-rid-japanese-beetles-naturally.html
Neem oil
Regular spraying with horticultural oil
Hi, You can buy Japanese Beetle traps at garden centres and greenhouses to put in your garden. Also I have used water and dish soap mixed in a spray bottle and sprayed my plants. This does not harm your plants. Good luck.
Yes, also works on slugs and grubs!
Milky Spore. It's sprayed over your entire lawn, is drenched, goes into the soil where the spore runs into the grubs of that Japanese beetle and kills them. Fairly cheap, toxic to nothing but grubs...won't even hurt worms, pets, kids. While that is doing its job underneath the soil it's a good idea to add a bit of something extra above the soil such as Japanese beetle bags that have pheromones that attract the bugs however I think it attracts only the males {i'm not sure you'd have to check on that. Shaking your plant over a bucket of soapy water helps too. If you were to do these three things for two years chances are you won't have a problem with Japanese beetles for many seasons to come. Keep your peepers open though and at the first sight of these buggers get right back on the milky spore and routine mentioned above. They are tenacious creatures who come from all over. Now let me tell you straight up. If you don't treat your soil with Milky spore you will only keep getting them....that is where they lay their eggs that end up looking like fat white grubs...which they are. They are only good for fish bait so if you don't fish kill them before they kill your beautiful plants ...in my case they attacked 13 of my heirloom roses. They declared war. I fought the battle, and they lost. Here's a perk. The Milky spore may also attack flea larvae.