Re: Strange ... good?

**N* S* <s*@earthlink.net>**

Carolyn, I pop them. Place the cup of water plus soap under the leaf  
or leaves and with a gloved hand hit from the top. The J Bs
drop into to the cup.  Nancy  Szerlag
On Jul 18, 2012, at 9:15 PM, Carolyn Ulrich wrote:

> Here on the south side of Chicago I have had Japanese beetles but
> there are never so many that I can't squish them, provided 1) I'm not
> squeamish and
> 2) I patrol every day, maybe twice a day. This year they like both of
> the Home Run roses and my evening primrose (Oenothera biennis, the
> plant that opens its flowers in front of your very eyes around 8:45 on
> the first day of summer and progressively earlier as the season goes
> on. Sometimes there are as many as 5 or 6 on one flower so some may
> escape, but I figure they'll be back and I'll get them later. By the
> way, I have never understood the "drop them into soapy water"
> recommendation. My beetles fly and this would never work for me.
>
> Carolyn Ulrich
>
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Nancy Szerlag
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