Re: Jb magnets

Yes, the largish iridecent green ones are also called June Bugs or 
Figeater beetles I think.

They can damage lawns for the most part, and the green ones like
fruit.  The brown ones eat foliage of trees and shrubs.  I guess they 
can be damaging if there are enough of them.

On Mon, Jul 10, 2006 at 02:45:12PM -0500, Zemuly Sanders wrote:
> We call those big iridescent green beetles 'June Bugs.'  They do not have 
> the little white tufts of Japanese beetles, and I believe they are bigger.
> zem
> zone 7
> West TN
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Karen Fernsler" <kmwos@korora.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 2:26 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Jb magnets
> 
> 
> > My thinking -- June bugs are largish brown beetles that resemble JB's in
> > body architecture -- but we used to call fireflies 'June bugs' too.
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 10, 2006 at 01:17:51PM -0500, Zemuly Sanders wrote:
> >> I must say I have never had any damage to anything from what I call 'June
> >> Bugs.'  Are we talking abou tthe same insect?
> >> zem
> >> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >> From: "Bonnie & Bill Morgan" <wmorgan972@ameritech.net>
> >> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 7:55 AM
> >> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Jb magnets
> >>
> >>
> >> > Kitty, I have had some damage from June Bugs on my Rose of Sharon, but 
> >> > not
> >> > much.  Do you use bait and bags or have you tried rue or some other
> >> > natural
> >> > deterrents?
> >> >
> >> > Blessings,
> >> > Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
> >> >
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> >> > Behalf
> >> > Of Kitty
> >> > Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2006 2:01 PM
> >> > To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >> > Subject: [CHAT] Jb magnets
> >> >
> >> > Years ago I kept a yellow rose as my indicator plant that let me know 
> >> > when
> >> > Japanese beetles began arriving.  Eventually I started noticing their
> >> > other
> >> > preferences and have removed them.  I got rid of Purple Loosestrife for
> >> > many
> >> > reasons, but evicting many JBs with them was the real pleasure.  Pussy
> >> > Willows were the next to go.  This year it will be the Blue Satin Rose 
> >> > of
> >> > Sharon; again for more than one reason.
> >> >
> >> > The blue flowers were the attraction for me.  I knew I might be taking 
> >> > a
> >> > chance because JBs loved my double ROS when I had it on the other side 
> >> > of
> >> > the yard and they devoured the white ROS that was 10 feet from the blue
> >> > one's placement.  I hoped though I could keep an eye on it.  However, 
> >> > the
> >> > other two ROS never, ever gave me a single volunteer plant, but Blue 
> >> > Satin
> >> > seeds like a maniac everywhere.  The other two ROS have been ripped out
> >> > and
> >> > now, with the arrival of swarms of JBs on this one, it's gonna be a 
> >> > goner,
> >> > too.  Can't do much at the moment though as a Clematis is using it for
> >> > support (it's about 7 feet now), but it is coming out this year.  ROS,
> >> > never
> >> > again.
> >> >
> >> > Kitty
> >> > neIN, Zone 5
> >> >
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> >
> > -Steven Wright
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