Re: japanese beetles/asiatic garden beetles

In a message dated 8/2/00 11:56:32 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
VBouffard@aol.com writes:

<<  (I do.)  I haven't tried any insecticides targeting the adult beetles.  
 Possibly neem or something else used on japanese beetles.  I'm afraid I'm 
 rather passive on insect retaliation and usually end up waiting out the 
 onslaughts. >>

Vivien,

Neem is an interesting product.  There is a business story about the 
patenting of Neem in the USA, a product produced by Indians in their native 
country freely and given away freely.  Neem trees grow in gardens there.

Neem caught my attention a few years ago.  I bought a container of Neem, 
mixed it 50/50 with water, dropped in the JB's.

Nothing happened.  Neem will not kill JB's or anyting else for that matter 
unless the product is ingested by the insect.  Then death does not occur.  
Some lethargy is what is supposed to happen preventing breeding.  Neem is 
nearly impossible to keep on a plant so has not made much of dent in the 
horticultural arsenal  available to gardeners.  

Maybe the patent holders have done well.

I shall keep watch for your beetles, I certainly hope one more menace is not 
headed to New York.  You guys have that awful lily beetle which has not made 
it over the Berkshires yet.

Just right now our major garden concern is rain, rain and more rain as all 
summer.

Claire Peplowski
East Nassau, NY z4

PS, You also have that fun store, Building 19-1/2.

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