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My friend's Japanese Beetle trap

Post in 'The Perfect Picture' started by Adios Pantalones, Jun 12, 2012.

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  1. Adios Pantalones Minister of Fire

    joined: May 20, 2008
    5,556 posts
    S.NH- Mass's smoking section
    Friend in IL sent a pic of one of several J.B. traps- she places these pheromone traps in neighbor's yards away from hers, cuts the bottom off the bag, and puts it over a barrel of soapy water. This is a couple hours' worth. They had already done a huge amount of damage and this was just for revenge

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    Adios Pantalones, Jun 12, 2012
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  2. bogydave Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 4, 2009
    7,710 posts
    So Cent ALASKA
    I like "Revenge" as a motivating factor.
    Almost as thick as the mosquitoes here :)
    bogydave, Jun 12, 2012
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  3. Adios Pantalones Minister of Fire

    joined: May 20, 2008
    5,556 posts
    S.NH- Mass's smoking section
    She empties the traps every couple of hours. Some serious compost to be had, I suppose!
    Adios Pantalones, Jun 12, 2012
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  4. Scotty Overkill firewood hoarder

    joined: Sep 24, 2011
    6,761 posts
    central PA
    unreal. I hate those damm beetles......
    Scotty Overkill, Jun 12, 2012
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  5. firebroad Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 18, 2011
    1,028 posts
    Carroll County, MD
    NAW! Unbelievable:eek:
    firebroad, Jun 12, 2012
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  6. Adios Pantalones Minister of Fire

    joined: May 20, 2008
    5,556 posts
    S.NH- Mass's smoking section
    This trap was from a couple years ago- she tilled the beetles directly into the garden soil and later it had flecks of shiny colorful beetle bodies in it for quite a while. Now she feeds all the beetles to her chickens (like 80 of them)- not sure how many days they could keep up, but I'm sure this was at peak flow.

    She estimated 8-10" deep with beetles on top. If she didn't empty around then, the later beetles would walk on top of their pals and not drown.
    Adios Pantalones, Jun 12, 2012
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  7. firebroad Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 18, 2011
    1,028 posts
    Carroll County, MD
    Jeez, and I thought I had stinkbug problems....
    firebroad, Jun 12, 2012
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  8. lukem Minister of Fire

    joined: Jan 12, 2010
    3,120 posts
    Indiana
    Holy crap!
    lukem, Jun 12, 2012
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  9. fossil Super Moderator

    joined: Sep 30, 2007
    9,130 posts
    Bend, Oregon
    I've never seen a more dramatic & convincing endorsement of the efficacy of a product. Those traps work! !! Now, whether or not they put a dent in the beetle population is another question...looks to me like you'd need a bunch of those setups for any sized property. Pretty amazing, in any case...don't think I've ever seen anything quite like it. Rick
    fossil, Jun 12, 2012
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  10. Gary_602z Minister of Fire

    joined: Oct 30, 2009
    868 posts
    Lake Odessa,MI
    We have not had as many the past 2 years. Wonder if it is not Mother Nature taking care of herself?

    Gary
    Gary_602z, Jun 12, 2012
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  11. Adios Pantalones Minister of Fire

    joined: May 20, 2008
    5,556 posts
    S.NH- Mass's smoking section
    She said that now she just cuts out the bottom and hangs them low- the chickens eat the suckers on tap
    Adios Pantalones, Jun 13, 2012
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  12. Jags Super Moderator

    joined: Aug 2, 2006
    11,254 posts
    Northern Illinois
    Yuck!

    The traps appear to work impressively well.
    Jags, Jun 13, 2012
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  13. Delta-T Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 27, 2008
    2,622 posts
    NH
    kinda looks like a 50 gal drum of black beans....we gonna need a ton of enchiladas to go with that.
    Delta-T, Jun 13, 2012
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  14. firefighterjake Minister of Fire

    joined: Jul 22, 2008
    13,455 posts
    Unity/Bangor, Maine
    I was thinking a big ol' bucket of wild blueberries.
    firefighterjake, Jun 13, 2012
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  15. firebroad Minister of Fire

    joined: Nov 18, 2011
    1,028 posts
    Carroll County, MD
    Delta-T said: ↑
    kinda looks like a 50 gal drum of black beans....we gonna need a ton of enchiladas to go with that.
    --I was thinking a big ol' bucket of wild blueberries.

    I thought it looked like poo, but I didn't want to say it. <>
    firebroad, Jun 13, 2012
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  16. begreen Super Moderator

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    South Puget Sound, WA
    begreen, Jun 13, 2012
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  17. Adios Pantalones Minister of Fire

    joined: May 20, 2008
    5,556 posts
    S.NH- Mass's smoking section
    At home I have tried planting 4 o'clocks, and using Milky Spore. Milky Spore seems to put a dent in them, and I see no evidence of them in my lawn any more. They are supposed to eat 4 o'clocks and it will kill them, but I didn't plant so many. The flowers were cool, however, and they produced a serious tuber-like root
    Adios Pantalones, Jun 13, 2012
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  18. mywaynow Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 13, 2010
    1,284 posts
    Northeast
    I think these are cyclical. We were swimming in them 5 years ago. Traps all over the place, and all full. They stink after a few days! That barrel must have smelled wonderful. The last few years there are hardly any around. Devastating on plum trees.
    mywaynow, Jun 13, 2012
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  19. fossil Super Moderator

    joined: Sep 30, 2007
    9,130 posts
    Bend, Oregon
    I was living in San Diego in the first house I ever owned, ~1980, trying hard to make our backyard attractive. That year we were beset by a plague of snails the likes of which I'd never seen before, nor have I seen since. I tried all the baits & poisons...marginally effective. I could go out there and the hillside was literally just crawling with a zillion snails sliming their way down to munch on all my newly planted stuff. I swore I could hear them. I took ~15 gallon steel drum I had & partially filled it with water, and thought I was saving my backyard by picking these snails up 3 or 4 at a time and tossing them into that barrel to drown (which they did...hundreds of them). Eventually that barrel stank so badly I couldn't get near it without gagging. I finally dragged it out to the curb, poured out a bunch of the water, and left the barrel there on garbage pickup day with a note on it saying to take the whole thing. Bless their hearts, they did. Rick
    fossil, Jun 13, 2012
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  20. begreen Super Moderator

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    36,113 posts
    South Puget Sound, WA
    Sounds like a missed opportunity for a French restaurant supply. ==c
    begreen, Jun 13, 2012
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  21. mywaynow Minister of Fire

    joined: Dec 13, 2010
    1,284 posts
    Northeast
    A bowl of beer attacts snails/slugs. They drown in it too. Borderline alcohol abuse. Look for the Iron Shipyard brand for this task! Cheapest I have seen.
    mywaynow, Jun 14, 2012
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  22. Delta-T Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 27, 2008
    2,622 posts
    NH
    plague of snails.....not something I would have ever expected to have to imagine. Like the slow, lumbering zombie horde, there is no escape....from THE SNAILS!!!!. (working on screenplay now, need to get Ray Harryhausen to do stop motion).
    Delta-T, Jun 14, 2012
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  23. Jags Super Moderator

    joined: Aug 2, 2006
    11,254 posts
    Northern Illinois
    ...and the hero: Mr. Salt.
    Jags, Jun 14, 2012
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  24. Delta-T Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 27, 2008
    2,622 posts
    NH
    ....he has very thick french accent.
    Delta-T, Jun 14, 2012
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  25. Eatonpcat Minister of Fire

    joined: Jul 24, 2011
    2,033 posts
    Eaton Township, Ohio
    Hmmm..I put a bowl of beer in my yard last night, No Beetles, but when I left for work this morning the bowl was empty and Mad Dog, Defiant and Smoke Show were passed out in the yard!
    Eatonpcat, Jun 15, 2012
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