Re: Jb magnets

Thank you, Lynda. But I find writing incredibly hard work and, since I don't have to do it for a living anymore, I've become incredibly lazy.

On Jul 10, 2006, at 5:12 PM, Lynda Young wrote:

Jim, your posts are always so entertaining. Why aren't you writing late
into the night and publishing like crazy? :)

Lynda
Zone 7 - West TN

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Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 2:10 PM
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My only experience with June Bugs--Connecticut, July 1952, guard duty
[keeping North Koreans from invading Hartford and other New England
spas], middle of the night. Something breached the perimeter, most
probably an opossum; sirens went off, lights blazed on. I was standing
under a porch light! War zone! June Bugs from as far away as Peoria
zeroed in on the light and, like the kamikaze pilots of a previous war,
dove suicidally into it... and, insect vision being what it was that
night, into me as well.

Sort of like being pelted with Milk Duds.


On Jul 10, 2006, at 2:17 PM, 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"
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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
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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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Island Jim

Southwest Florida

27.0 N, 82.4 W

Hardiness Zone 10

Heat Zone 10

Minimum 30 F [-1 C]

Maximum 100 F [38 C]



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