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Japanese Beetle Traps
Junipers asks:
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Do Japanese beetle traps really work? I understand they attract more than already around but will it keep them off certain plants and shrubs.
Answer
The traps do work however their use is not recommended for the individual household one or two traps on their own tend to attract more insects then they trap. The traps are most useful when an entire city or neighborhood participates. Your best bet for control of small populations is hand-picking.
Here are a number of common landscape plants that you can plant that Japanses beetles will not feed on: ageratum, arborvitae, ash, baby's breath, garden balsam, begonia, bleeding heart, boxwood, buttercups, caladium, carnations, Chinese lantern plant, cockscomb, columbine, coralbells, coralberry, coreopsis, cornflower, daisies, dogwood (flowering), dusty-miller, euonymus, false cypresses, firs, forget-me-not, forsythia, foxglove, hemlock, hollies, hydrangeas, junipers, kale (ornamental), lilacs, lilies, magnolias, maple (red or silver only), mulberry, nasturtium, oaks (red and white only), pines, poppies, snapdragon, snowberry, speedwell, sweet pea, sweet-William, tuliptree, violets and pansy, or yews (taxus).
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