Japanese Beetles are a real pain. What are good methods in dealing with these pests?

Question

I understand that Milky Spore is good but takes a few years to really show any effect. Beetle traps only seem to draw more bugs to my yard. Are there any sprays that could be used?

Answer 1

Be a ninja ...........................................

Good Luck

Answer 2

Buy an insecticide specifically for J. beetles. Also you can buy fertilizer spikes that contain insecticide. You hammer them into the soil around your plants and the beetles won't have a chance.

In the meantime, take a container of hot soapy water and knock the beetles into it. It will give you great satisfaction.

I hate japanese beetles.

Answer 3

Your foot.  Stomp away.

Answer 4

Start with the milky spore even though it takes a while, you want to get it started working.

Then, in the morning while it's still cool, take an old can or jar filled with soapy water, hold it under the beetles and flick them into it. That will get rid of the ones you have without luring more in. The reason you want to do it when it's cool is they will drop rather than fly. When they are warm they tend to fly.

I put down the milky spoor 30 years ago. It is still working.

Answer 5

Spray some air freshner near the areas that the beetles usually are at and wait. The beetles will probaly come near the air freshner at first but after they take one whif they will be out and all the other beetles will know not to fall for that trap. Spary one line of airfreshner like a barier so that they cant  cross over.

Answer 6

put yoko ono on the job.