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Post by beermaker on Jul 23, 2024 5:45:36 GMT -5
Does anyone know a good way to get rid of these !@#$% pests? We have 14 rose bushes and it's a constant battle.
I know, Seven dust is instant death. I just don't like using it where the dogs have access and I don't like the white residue. I've tried a few insecticides that are supposed to have residual value, but none have seemed to help.
Thanks in advance for any useful information.
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Post by oldhoyt on Jul 23, 2024 6:17:41 GMT -5
Don't know how effective it is against these beetles, but spinosad soap has kept my roses free of other pests.
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Post by Mack Apiary Bees on Jul 23, 2024 6:36:22 GMT -5
I don't spray any weed or bug killer in my yard the last 5 or 6 years. I've seen only one so far. The predator's keep the numbers in check. Non on the roses.
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Post by span870 on Jul 23, 2024 7:19:05 GMT -5
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Jul 23, 2024 9:21:44 GMT -5
They were all over our peach tree earlier in the summer. I just bought one of the beetle bags and put it out and that got the majority of them. Don’t know what the lure is they use for those bags, but they were flying in there before I even had the bag hung up.
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Post by esshup on Jul 23, 2024 10:09:17 GMT -5
They are bad here as well. There is a spray to put on the grass to kill the grubs, I will come back here this evening and add to the post. They are eating Oak and Cherry saplings in tree tubes.
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Post by Ahawkeye on Jul 25, 2024 18:38:37 GMT -5
Biminthrin(sp?) Takes care of just about anything in the yard.
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Post by esshup on Jul 25, 2024 19:57:37 GMT -5
Biminthrin(sp?) Takes care of just about anything in the yard. Yep, I sprayed that and will be spraying Merit on the grass to kill any grubs in a few weeks. |
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Post by duff on Jul 26, 2024 5:22:34 GMT -5
I have only seen a few here. Dad used to put the traps out as far away from what he wanted to protect as he could. I remember having filled bags pretty quick back then.
I am not a fan of broad spectrum insecticides. Too much risk to impact good stuff but understand why folks apply them too.
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Post by esshup on Jul 26, 2024 7:30:43 GMT -5
I didn't spray the broad spectrum everywhere, just on the saplings I wanted to protect. They are eating the Oaks, Cherries and Chestnuts that are in the tree tubes. They can pick on ANY tree that is in the woods as long as they leave the ones in the tree tubes alone. Some tree tubes that still have the bird exclusion netting on them had 4 beetles trying to get into the tube when I sprayed them. I think if I hit the grassy areas for the next 2 years that should whittle down the population.
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