Aurora IL, Japanese Beetle Spotted

[Seabee John]

someone needs to invent some sort of sonic device that drives them away.... I really don't want to spray my hops and I don't have the patience to sit there and pick em off....

 

[vtchuck]

Showed up here as well. Sprayed my hops with Safer Soap.... if that doesn't work, I'll use Sevin.

 

[Scooby_Brew]

I saw one in my hop garden in MI a few days ago. I tried to pick it up to kill it but it flew away. I haven't seen any more of them since.

 

[oceanselv]

Here in the Carolina's we have had Japanese Beetles for years. Typically we spray Bug-B-Gone on our plants to get rid of the beetles. But I'm not sure you would want that on your hops plants. You might want to look for a trap such as this one, http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BPEZUK/?tag=skimlinks_replacement-20. Place it away from your hops and the beetles will tend to go for the trap instead of the hops.

 

[Retrofit]

I'm having a lot of success with soapy water, but I have to go out there a lot. The Japanese Beetles seem almost equally interested in everything else I'm growing, so the damage to my hops is much less than it could be.

On a seperate note, about half my hops have small buds on them. Hops are a coming!

 

[Randar]

I knocked about 20 at one time off my pole bean leaves into my hand and killed them in one fell swoop.... SLAAAAAAAAP!

I do have some chewage on the tops of my hops and beans, but so far they have not emerged at past year's strength and so far not a big deal. Have seen the cardinals and grackles snacking on them though.

 

[Retrofit]

I'm only a 2nd year home grower, so far the Japanese Beetles are less obtrusive than last year. So I agree on that observation.

 

[jgln]

I'm only a 2nd year home grower, so far the Japanese Beetles are less obtrusive than last year. So I agree on that observation.

Yes, last two years were bad but this year I hardly see any. Got hit hard with another large 1" + flying beetle last year (June Bugs??) but they are rare too. Grasshoppers are crazy this year though, have eaten about 1/3 of my pepper plants to the bone, never even touched them in the past.

 

[HopEd]

Great. I think I saw one last night, but it there was not enough light to see the coloration and the thing was like an inch long.

I think my cat was toying with one last year.

 

[Randar]

An inch long is WAAAAAY too big for a Japanese beetle. They are about half that size.

 

[HopEd]

An inch long is WAAAAAY too big for a Japanese beetle. They are about half that size.

Oh, cool. I suppose that's good unless that thing was something worse.

 

[Randar]

Well, Japanese beetles swarm in a way you don't see in domestic species that have evolved within the ecosystem... June bugs and the like will be small in number. If you are in Chicago you really only have to worry about Japanese beetles (aside from the usual aphid/mite/caterpillar pests)

 

[jgln]

Well, Japanese beetles swarm in a way you don't see in domestic species that have evolved within the ecosystem... June bugs and the like will be small in number. If you are in Chicago you really only have to worry about Japanese beetles (aside from the usual aphid/mite/caterpillar pests)

The June bugs (look up green june bugs) swarm low to the grass and are all over the place here. Look and sound like giant bees flying around. Kind of dumb too, running into walls and stuff.

 

[mklawz]

I am in Aurora and the Japanese Beetles are eating up my hop leafs. I guess I should go back and read this whole thread.

 

[DrawTap88]

Update-Haven't seen any beetles on any of plants (marigolds, hops, unknown vines, shrubs, or trees) in the last 4 days.

 

[jgln]

Oh, cool. I suppose that's good unless that thing was something worse.

If you grow any soft fruits like peaches or figs they can be devastating. Those F'rs eat the $%& out of our ripening peaches.

We are growing figs too but I don't think they are ripe enough yet.

 

[BBBF]

I'm on the NW side of Chicago.

I knew something has been munching on a few leaves for a while now. Saw a japanese beetle this morning and took care of him. There hasn't been too much damage, so I'm hoping there aren't too many more.

 

[MeatyPortion]

I found some on my hops so I sprayed insecticide on them in a fit of rage.