Has anybody tried the "bright yellow or blue plastic basin filled with water" routine for Japanese beetles? If yours are like ours, the commit Hari Kiri (spelling!) by dive-bombing into the water! Tompkins and Bird in Secrets of the Soil provide the plausible explanation that the wavelengths emitted by the yellow or blue attract the insects. Whatever - it works well. Only problem, it seems to attract my dogs who think that they are wonderful drinking bowls!
Best wishes Stephen Barrow -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Allan Balliett Sent: 24 June 2002 04:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Nettle tea for insect repellant >I'm having problems not only with flea beetles but japanese beetles. Robert - Mine arrived today. Yesterday, a couple. Today, droves. I should have put up lures, but, of course, Japanese beetles caused me no problems last year..nor did potato beetles
