Japanese Beetles
Yuri G; Cambridge, Ontario, Canada asks : How can I get rid of Japanese beetles?
Dear Yuri: Any garden pesticide will kill Japanese beetles, but it won't stop them from returning. If Japanese beetles are listed on the label, that product will kill them.
The Japanese beetle adults hatch out two times during the year and August is one of those times. The eggs and larvae can be found most anywhere in lawns, so it is unlikely that you can stop them from flying on to your property just by applying pesticides on your personal lawn or garden.
There are Japanese beetle traps that contain a sex pheromone that drives the
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Cover tender vegetable gardens with a fine net that prevents the Japanses beetles from feeding. It's a liitle work setting up the net tents, but it works.