Japanese Beetle

[ben01]

I finally id'd the beetles that are riddling my fruit trees: Japanese Beetle.

Before I had id'd them, I went to a near-by garden centre and they sold me "Spiderban" and told me I could spray it anywhere and it would kill anything. It wasn't until I got it home that I realized it was a spider-specific pesiticide.

Does anyone know if I got duped or if Spiderban is effective on other bugs? ANything else that eradicates Japanese Beetle? I have a dormant spray kit which I will use at the appropriate time; any comments with respect to that?

Thanks!

P.S. I hate Japanese Beetles

[Jersm]

I just did a quick google search on it and if its this product
http://www.homescents.co.uk/PBSCProduct ... ID=9810191

its main ingredient is a specific oil that spiders apparantly do not like so they run away or wont make webs in the sprayed areas.

it doesn't even kill spiders so i doubt it will kill beetles.... unless you crush them with the bottle itself.

[kelly_m]

LOL!!

One of the most effective ways to get rid of those pesky hard shelled Japanese beetles (other than squashing them with a spider ban bottle) is a Japanese beetle trap. You place them in the vicinity ( not right up close) to the affected plants. it uses pheremones top attract them, then they fly straight into the bag and never come out! Great invention, and nontoxic!