If you have a small Japanese beetle invasion, or you’ve decided not to use an insecticide, there are some tips you can utilize when hand-picking them. First, the JB response to disturbance is to drop straight down from the plant. You can position your bucket of soapy water beneath the branch you’re tapping and use…
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Now What?
If you are like many of the Metro area readers your landscaped has been attacked by the Japanese beetles. Now what do you do? Plants are stressed and one of the first things we think of doing is “feed” the plant. So we reach for our favorite fertilizer and give our plants a good “feeding”. …
When Treating for Japanese Beetles Isn’t a Good Idea
Those pesky Japanese beetles have broad appetites! They feed on roses, trees, perennials, vines and even our vegetable plants. Knocking them into a pail of soapy water is certainly a satisfying (read vengeful) way to keep their numbers down. But when their numbers are overwhelming, it’s tempting to look for an insecticide to stop the…
Telephone Pole Tree
You will often hear the virtues of proper tree planting depth. Trees that are planted to deep will often fail to thrive, appear stunted and not grow. However, this is not always the case. Many instances when a tree is planted to deep will have no outward signs of stress. How do you know if…