Repellent for Japanese beetles

[Guest guest]

I planted a dwarf Stella sweet cherry for Krsna's pleasure, but I don't know if

I'll ever have any cherries to offer Krsna because it is being devastated by

Japanese beetles. I tried a commercial detergent/pyretheum spray, Dr.

Bronner's peppermint soap, and crushed garlic. The garlic seems to work the

best, but there are still some beetles chewing the leaves -- and there are only

about 20 leaves left on the whole tree.

 

I've seen those bags that catch beetles, but I just don't think they would work

because the neighbors Virginia creeper and raspberries are loaded with

beetles. Anyway, I think everything else can tolerate them at the end of the

season. I'm just worried about the little tree. I need some kind of

repellent.

 

Any suggestions?

 

your servant,

 

Hare Krsna dasi

[Guest guest]

An alternative for a small tree may be to cover it with something like a row

cover.

 

 

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"Noma T. Petroff" <npetroff (AT) bowdoin (DOT) edu>

"Cow (Protection and related issues)" <Cow (AT) pamho (DOT) net>

Wednesday, September 11, 2002 6:55 AM

Repellent for Japanese beetles

 

 

> I planted a dwarf Stella sweet cherry for Krsna's pleasure, but I don't

know if

> I'll ever have any cherries to offer Krsna because it is being devastated

by

> Japanese beetles. I tried a commercial detergent/pyretheum spray, Dr.

> Bronner's peppermint soap, and crushed garlic. The garlic seems to work

the

> best, but there are still some beetles chewing the leaves -- and there are

only

> about 20 leaves left on the whole tree.

>

> I've seen those bags that catch beetles, but I just don't think they would

work

> because the neighbors Virginia creeper and raspberries are loaded with

> beetles. Anyway, I think everything else can tolerate them at the end of

the

> season. I'm just worried about the little tree. I need some kind of

> repellent.

>

> Any suggestions?

>

> your servant,

>

> Hare Krsna dasi

>