They attacked my black berries today.
I've heard that Japanese beetle traps actually draw more beetles than they catch, so, I've never considered them. But, Saturday night I talked with a friend at church that says they work for her. We've had company and I've had to work so I didn't have time to do much til today. There are literally millions of these pests here, so I thought I'd need lots of traps. Being as cheap as I am, I looked on-line and found out that a milk jug with mashed up fruit, sugar and water will also work, so this morning I put out 18 of them.
And then I sprayed the blackberries. my crab apple tree and the corn that were covered with them. There were also a few in my lettuce, kale and chard so I sprayed them too. Won't be able to bring any of these to the markets this week, but I haven't been selling much of them anyway. We will see if these jugs can prevent the next vicious attack.
God Bless You All!
~Grama Sue
