tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post4515185064630507473..comments2023-12-23T04:37:14.632-08:00Comments on Gaia Garden: The Dread Beetle JapaneseGaia Gardener:http://www.blogger.com/profile/00692281131036600613noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-68907697438388202262012-08-29T23:01:09.058-07:002012-08-29T23:01:09.058-07:00They're on there way........maybe next year. I...They're on there way........maybe next year. If weekly spraying hasn't been enough to sour you on roses, then cut your losses now and plant roses as an annual thriller in pots. probably cheaper than your spraying $$$$Patrick's Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08043684211085414505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-45037055296853475822012-08-29T22:39:44.346-07:002012-08-29T22:39:44.346-07:00The dreaded pest is on its way. From the pictures ...The dreaded pest is on its way. From the pictures I've seen, I thought they were 2 X size of june bugs.<br />If blavkspot wasn't enough with its weekly spraying to make you surrender, the Japanese beetle can be your excused.Patrick's Gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08043684211085414505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-25026124404938958512012-08-19T12:28:24.436-07:002012-08-19T12:28:24.436-07:00Yikes, they are eating machines! Being in NC, the...Yikes, they are eating machines! Being in NC, there are lots of Japanese beetles. Thankfully they don't really invade my garden very much, maybe since I don't have many roses. (Of course I will say this, and next week a whole extended family of beetles will probably move in.)<br />Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14004102653896371835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-40183213912685925482012-08-15T17:47:15.531-07:002012-08-15T17:47:15.531-07:00They invade my garden every year. I have 55 rose b...They invade my garden every year. I have 55 rose bushes so needless to say they have a feast. It is too much for me to remove them and dump them in soapy water so I just leave them. The roses bounce back in late summer and are no worse for wear. What I really need are some chickens but alas the HOA won't allow them. I hope they don't find their way to your garden.Karin / Southern Meadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514989784715204223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-31044572234016628262012-08-15T02:55:23.138-07:002012-08-15T02:55:23.138-07:00We have almost the same look of beetles but larger...We have almost the same look of beetles but larger, i think we call them Maybeetles. They come after the first rains. Who knows maybe the Japanese had them when they come over to colonize us! But in that first photo with the pink background the photos are lovely, not the beeteles!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05848957958059476177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-57006028697563896092012-08-14T19:06:51.930-07:002012-08-14T19:06:51.930-07:00One more thing. .always one more thing!! Right now...One more thing. .always one more thing!! Right now, after being tired of the excess heat, severe lack of rain, Johnson grass among the veggies (which I was sure I had fixed this year) moles under my good trees and shrubs, and now black trunks and ants on my new crabapple trees. .The pests are JUST about to take all the excitement out of gardening!!! Wondering what is REALLY in store for us!!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476707833109337386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-39196292143593504842012-08-14T17:15:18.117-07:002012-08-14T17:15:18.117-07:00Don't they know it's too hot for them here...Don't they know it's too hot for them here. Please stay away.<br /><br />What a pretty blue on the bird in your last post.<br /><br />As for collecting things...one of our nieces recently told my husband we have a library in our office! She's 8. Too cute.Gardener on Sherlock Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11367115529793643362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-54687504755046953082012-08-14T16:12:54.474-07:002012-08-14T16:12:54.474-07:00We do not want those boogers here. But it's pr...We do not want those boogers here. But it's probably inevitable, especially with stressed plants and traveling with nursery stock.greggohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10490422976382424491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-46337758931783064812012-08-14T14:55:00.307-07:002012-08-14T14:55:00.307-07:00They do create havoc with their munching down on a...They do create havoc with their munching down on all our pretties. Luckily we don't have them too bad out here....though in town, yes.Janet, The Queen of Seafordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876204203323750245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-24731936490899238902012-08-14T14:33:00.813-07:002012-08-14T14:33:00.813-07:00The nightmare just keeps coming back.The nightmare just keeps coming back.ProfessorRoushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827625019371233145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24376388.post-37206551879347452852012-08-14T13:12:39.352-07:002012-08-14T13:12:39.352-07:00We had a mild infestation of JBs earlier in the su...We had a mild infestation of JBs earlier in the summer. I did the soapy water thing, and I like to think that my garden has a healthy population of beneficials. At this point in the summer they are no longer around.Jasonhttp://gardeninacity.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com