My brother-in-law grows a big vegetable garden where he lives outside of
Syracuse. He catches hundreds each year with a series of pheromone traps
set up around his property.
Jim your description of catching beetles reminded me of an activity we
did as children. In the summer there is a common beetle around here called
a June Bug. We would catch them in my grandmother's garden and then tie
about 8 feet of thread to one of their back legs. Toss the beetle in the
air and he flies around on a tether. Great fun for an eight year old; not
so much for the beetle.
Charlie
On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 1:41 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> When we were younger, my wife and I would take coffee cans, half filled
> with
> soap suds, and pick the beetles and throw them in the cans. I've flushed
> 50-100 at a time into the local sewer system. That is the only way I know
> to cope with them.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul Braun" <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 12:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Destructive Pest, the Japanese Beetle
>
>
> > They are shiny and kind of cool-looking, as long as they're in somebody
> > else's yard. When they're in my yard, they are tiny little metallic
> > terrorists.
> >
> > The photo is very nice, though.
> >
> > On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 12:32 PM, Jim Nichols
> > <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> >
> >> Thanks for looking, Paul.
> >>
> >> Jim Nichols
> >> Tullahoma, TN USA
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Paul Braun" <pbraun42@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Sent: Friday, June 22, 2012 12:26 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Destructive Pest, the Japanese Beetle
> >>
> >>
> >> > Yeah, we've got them this year again as well. I've had years where
> >> > they
> >> > stripped everything in our courtyard.
> >> >
> >> > On Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Jim Nichols
> >> > <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Along with the beauties to be found in our yards and gardens, there
> >> >> are
> >> >> also pests. In our area, the Japanese Beetle is near the top of the
> >> >> list.
> >> >> Though they aren't swarming this year, there are enough of them
> >> >> around
> >> >> to
> >> >> take their toll on the Rose of Sharon blooms and even, as seen in
> this
> >> >> image, the Butterfly Bush.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Japanese+Beetle_001.jpg.html
> >> >>
> >> >> E-1 with ZD 35/3.5 Macro
> >> >>
> >>
> >
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> >
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> >
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