Re: Japanese Beetles
I'm in NYS zone 5, with a lot of macro weather;
I've seen only about 3 japanese beetles this year, and then it was later
than usual;
all the roses managed to blossom without their depredations.
Isabelle Hayes
Marge Talt wrote:
>
> Hmmmm....I don't think I actually saw one this year. Usually have
> only a very few who concentrate on my Rosa glauca for some reason. I
> don't use pesticides (other than a little Safer's on rare occasions)
> and am separated from surrounding properties by woodlands and have
> very little "lawn". Have always assumed this, and the very active
> bird and mole populations, accounted for my not having many of these
> pests. Those I do have get squashed and left as notice for others of
> their tribe of what will happen to them if they are seen:-) Maybe
> they've spread the word?
>
> Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> mtalt@clark.net
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> > From: Gerry/Bob O'Neill <eoneill@ibm.net>
> > Date: Wednesday, August 02, 2000 7:21 AM
> >
> > Has anyone ever summarized conditions that seem to favor beetles
> vs. those
> > that don't? I've always assumed the severity of the winter is a
> factor, but
> > we've had almost tropical winters for the past three years, and I
> don't see
> > heavier than normal infestations, in fact, quite the opposite.
> >
> > Gerry
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