We came to the same conclusion.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chuck Norcutt" <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2012 10:29 AM
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Destructive Pest, the Japanese Beetle
> 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
>>>
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