5 Ways to Combat Japanese Beetles and Garden Pests

We all look forward to summertime in the garden. Pests do, too, unfortunately. This 5 minute video gives you 5 tips for combating Japanese Beetles and other pests in the garden without using harsh chemicals. Share your pest control tips with us on social media @jacksonandperkins
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[@timmangan1734]

I have been battling these horrible bugs for the last 4 years. I have a huge Tropical and Native eco garden and trees etc. So far this season "0" beetles. I stopped using traps after the first year because my area became infested. I was trapping about 10 gallons of these bugs a week back then. The solution was: #1. Bird Feeders, #2. Good bugs- Praying Mantis, Ladybugs, Green Lace Wings, #3 **"NEMATODES". My garden and fruit plants and trees, grape vines are 100% Beetle Free and I'm at the peak time of these ugly damaging pests. I think the final nail in this pest coffin was the Nematodes. No chemicals just using Nature to balance my eco system. I hope this helps anyone that is trying to get rid of them. The cool think is a built ladybug hotels to keep them in the garden as well as the praying mantis that have been leaving eggs sacks for the next years hatch. It was a great science project!. Remember in order to solve the problem you must observe what nature is doing around you.

[@GardenGrower81]

They also love zinnias, I plant a trap crop of them around the outside border of my garden every year. My zinnias are over 2 feet tall, all have beautiful big blooms just not so good looking leaves. The best part is even tho my zinnias are covered in Japanese Beatles, not a single garden plant has been harmed. They work really well for me.

[@tonnysie5644]

Thanks for your tips. I have another effective "organic way" of trapping and killing Japanese beetles to suggest. Use a cordless handheld vacuum blower with the slim attachment nozzle and just suck the beetles and at the end of the day just dump them in soap water. This can be done at anytime of the day and it is very effective especially for plants like asparagus where the beetles might be 'buried' inside the foliage and would be hard to access with a bucket of water. Buy an extra power unit (battery) so that you always have a standby battery when needed.

[@markashworth983]

Those nasty creatures love my grapevines, too! Thank you for this instructive video!

[@tattooedgardener]

I love this guy's facial expressions it kept me watching he's awesome im. A first year Gardener very into it love the content!

[@TheDollyLady]

Thanks Paul!

[@maxasaurus3008]

This has got to be the best video! I have spent days researching how to rid my yard of they who we will not name and this video has all of the methods! Thank you!

[@kaymccormick2279]

Wow! Thank you.

[@williamtaylor2412]

love this

[@rogerclarke7407]

I have been using pole beans as a trap crop in my vegetable garden. I find they tend to go for the tallest plants and prefer pole beans to corn. I go out about 3 times a day to knock them into a bucket of water. It would be interesting to ha a head to head with recommended trap crops to see which is best.

[@kathleennordin1594]

Thanks. Can you do a video on combating cucumber beetles … they devour my dahlias and sunflowers

[@cathybranly1839]

Thanks. I really don't like the Japanese beetles, but don't want harse chemicals! Getting some of those geraniums!

[@susanmolnar7323]

They love sunflower's leaves too and okra! They've decimated my flowers this year!😭

[@sarmishthabanerjee1057]

Hi Paul, The temperatures here in my place( Connecticut, zone 7a) are now in 50s, night temperatures in 30s. Is this good time to spread BTG in my lawn and backyard?

[@nancyk8153]

This crazy heat in zone 9 is killing my roses. Please make a video about the dry and hot weather this year. We are also on a water restriction.

[@hunam3876]

Don't grow what doesn't grow well in your climate. Simple as that. I tried avocadoes for 2 seasons in 7b outside and it's just not worth the trouble.

[@JacksonAndPerkins]

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[@koreyjackson4247]

I cannot find bacillus thuringiensis galleria anywhere. Do you have a link? Website?

[@denisebrucato9073]

Amazon sells it

[@wideawake8415]

I don't use anything on my lawn because of my dog and I walk barefoot.

[@shaina2]

Where can btg be found for sale

[@vbvini]

some other ytuber saysDurvet Permethrin 10%, do you recomend this?

[@clarasclara6010]

I have and my garden not good for my garden

[@WAYNESVILLE]

Carrot flowers to attract hover flies for aphids

[@MichaelB1488]

Actually, Starlings are a natural predator of Japanese Beatles. If you have a flock of Starlings living around you, the Japanese Beatles will be rare.

[@sarmishthabanerjee1057]

Can you please name a specific Btg product, I could not find one . All of them say BT , not Btg.

[@sgtshe-wolf5359]

beetleGONE! It's a little pricy

[@sarmishthabanerjee1057]

@@sgtshe-wolf5359 Thank you!

[@succulents6137]

Do praying mantis eat Japanese beetles?

[@hunam3876]

They eat everything that moves.

[@user-zw3gf1di3s]

I read a few questions below asking about BTG for control of Japanese Beetles: both adults and grubs. Here's some information: beetleGONE! tlc is a Bt-based (microbial species/strain: Bacillus Thuringiensis Galleriae) organic product which is 100% safe, performs at the level of the chems, is certified for Organic Production/Growing/Gardening by the EPA and is far better performing than any other non-chem product ie Milky Spore for controlling beetles and grubs. This product can be sprayed for highly effective organic control of not only grubs and adult beetles but also invasive weevils and borers without harming bees, butterflies and ladybugs. You mix the product in water and spray on edible garden plants, ornamental plants, trees to control adult beetles. beetleGONE! can also be mixed into or sprayed on turf, potting or garden soil or ground sprayed to control beetle grubs. With a zero-day preharvest interval you can treat for grubs and/or beetles and harvest your food the same day. And there are no label restrictions for use around bees or flowering plants; therefore, beetleGONE! can be safely used while pollinators are active. This product is being used successfully by Farmers/Growers, Arborists, Professional Landscapers and Lawn Care Operators across US and Canada. Another BTG product is grubGONE! G: for organic lawn care - certified "Organic" by OMRI. It's an easy to apply granule. Highly effective in controlling all types of scarab beetle grubs (such as Chafers, Japanese Beetle), billbugs and bluegrass weevils in lawns without harming homeowners, pets, pollinators, earthworms, birds and does not contaminate water. It's the only Non-Chemical that Effectively Controls Turf Grubs, Spring through Fall: not only effective against newly-hatched 1st instar grubs but also larger and hardier 2nd and 3rds. grubGONE! competes very well head-to-head with the performance of the leading chemical products (ie Bayer Advanced - imidacloprid and Scotts GrubEx - acelepryn) and is used with high success by Professional Landscapers and Lawn Care Operators across US and Canada. grubGONE! G is actually a better performing product than the acelepryn-based products (ie GrubEX). As early season (Spring ie April/May) preventative applications, both GrubEx and grubGONE! control turf grubs at approx 85% mortality. For later season curative applications, GrubEx performance tails off significantly < 50%: it is not a very effective mid to late season grub control (June through Sep). grubGONE! on the other hand, controls larger, hardier 2nd and 3rd instar grubs very well >80% from mid-summer through fall. Thus, reducing populations of destructive grubs during Spring-Summer and helping to reduce secondary foraging in the Summer-Fall. grubGONE! and beetleGONE! are now available for Homeowners and Garden Enthusiasts. Hope this helps!

[@ndestruct]

These tips are dubious at best. Some are decent some a bad ideas. Relying on Spinosad for thrips is a bad idea as growers relied on it exclusively 15 years ago and cannot use it due to thrip resistance.