RE: Japanese Beetles

**"Saxton, Susan" SSaxton@schwabe.com>**

I saw Barbara Damroch "vacuuming" her's on TV.  Can't vouch for it as
thankfully we don't suffer from them yet in Oregon.

Susan Saxton, zone 6b

For mine is a little old-fashioned garden where the flowers come
together to praise the Lord and teach all who look upon them to do
likewise.
Celia Thaxter

I AM in shape.  ROUND is a shape!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: rosenlund [r*@transport.com]
> Sent: Sunday, August 15, 1999 8:54 AM
> To: Rose-List
> Subject: [Rose-list] Japanese Beetles
> 
> 
> I was horrified when I heard of these pest eating Joanie's 
> roses to sticks.
> Appears they are more common East of the Mississippi.  
> Control methods have
> been: handpicking, milky spore (not sure what that is) neem, 
> nematodes and
> pyrethrins.
> 
> In the newer "National Gardening" magazine (August 1999-page 
> 27) research
> shows that these nasty beetles Love geraniums (Pelargonium).  
> Not only do
> they love them, but they are intoxicated by geraniums, even 
> though "this
> meal caused paralysis for up to 24 hours, and DEATH in as 
> many as a third of
> the population."  This effect is significantly stronger in 
> plants grown in
> the full sun and bloom color has no effect.  WOW....
> 
> How about interplanting your roses with geraniums.  AND if 
> you do so, David
> Held and Daniel Potter of the University of Kentucky would 
> like to hear
> about your experience.
> 
>            ~ Carleen ~
> Keeper of Sheep & Old Roses
> 
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