How do I get rid of Japanese beetles on my two crepe myrtles?
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2 years in a row , Japanese beetles are all over my crape myrtle.
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you can buy Beetle traps that work great
Spray them with garlic and chilly ( two garlic cloves two very hot chili 🌶 some let sit 48h in a gallon of water- than take 2cups of it put in the gallon of water add 2 spoons of dishwasher liquid Down or something that makes it stick better) if they are not gone make your mixture stronger. Spray only in the evening when the bees 🐝 don’t fly and there’s no wind- don’t get it in your eyes! I have used this on my pine trees infested by spider mites. It kills wasps..unfortunately butterflies 🦋 so to be used only in the evening
Had horrible infestation and tried many things. Finally, what worked, was Sevin Dust sprayed on whole tree via hose ( yes it is sold like that). We had already lost the leaves for the year doing traps.... etc. and they do work. I put up traps, sprayed tree and waited 7 days to see if it needed to be sprayed again. I set traps so the beetles would have somewhere to go. Finally, something that really saved the tree
Hello, hope this link helps you out, it tells how to get rid of common problems with crepe myrtle. https://www.southernliving.com/garden/grumpy-gardener/whats-wrong-with-my-crepe-myrtle