I've tried bait traps many years in the past but finally came to the
conclusion last year that I'm accomplishing nothing except attracting
all the beetles in the neighborhood.
Chuck Norcutt
On 6/22/2012 1:41 PM, Jim Nichols 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
>>>>>
>>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Paul Braun
>> Music Junkie
>>
>> "Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life." -- Harlan Howard
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