they were j.b’s but small ones. about the size of a pea. 1st time i ever saw them myself. i told the guys at tractor supply to ask
around if anyone else has seen them as well.
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i sprayed B.T yesterday. that’s when i noticed the J.B’s, between the 2 sprays hopefully it will knock them down. didnt see any tonight when i sprayed. hopefully they moved on to something else.
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thats why im so worried. i planted this orchard last year and alot of my trees are young seedlings. doesnt take much to kill them if they get defoliated. luckily i caught it early before too much damage was done.
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FWIW … I usually see rose chafers before J.B.s
They’re closely related I believe and look somewhat similar.
I kill them both
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are they smaller than j.b’s? maybe that’s what i saw. i saw green and assumed they were j.b’s.
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They are smaller, more bronze than purple
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They came to Indiana decades ago and now return every year, the first years were the worst , they strongly prefer certain plants , basal , holy cow they love that!! thousands in a basal plant. Around here they are only a problem for several weeks , arrive in summer gone before fall.
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SO easy to kill…
Dr. Bronner’s or any other pure castile soap & water.
I use Bronner’s because all ingredients are organic.
A little goes a long way. All you need to do is lightly spritz/spray them. If it makes contact with them, their exoskeleton is toast. It kills them within a couple of minutes. I use it on Jap beetles & the wretched rose Chafer, as well as anything else in the garden w/ an exoskeleton.
Dead as lead!
Agreed, you just bring them in from other areas, light the old mosquito zappers from years ago, all you did was bring them into your yard…
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SO easy to kill…
Dr. Bronner’s or any other pure castile soap & water.
I use Bronner’s because all ingredients are organic.
A little goes a long way. All you need to do is lightly spritz/spray them. If it makes contact with them, their exoskeleton is toast. It kills them within a couple of minutes. I use it on Jap beetles & the wretched rose Chafer, as well as anything else in the garden w/ an exoskeleton.
Dead as lead!
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