Re: GWL Japanese beetles

**J* L* <h*@yahoo.com>**

My observation has been that where we've had lots of rainy weather, there are fewer Japanese beetles. (They're generally fewer in rain and in shade.) But some experts are predicting that all that rain could mean a bumper crop of the pests next year.

A friend on the Eastern Shore of Maryland says the beetles have arrived full force in the past week or so -- she's a rose grower.

Judy Lowe

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One thing about Japanese and Asiatic beetle populations is that they are  
somewhat related to the soil moisture of the previous year when the eggs are  
laid.  If the soil is dry there is a very low survival rate.  I've  just 
noticed a few JB's up in the Catskills but not in great numbers.  The  
populations also seem to be regional as far as outbreaks go.  I suspect  that in 
wet years like this there are also pathogens that affect the grubs  during the 
spring but not sure about that.

A

Andrew Messinger
The Hampton Gardener

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