Japanese beetles

[OffTheBeatnPath]

Had japanese beetles hit some dunstan chestnut trees I planted this spring pretty hard. All within the last week.
They've pretty much 'skeletonized' the leaves if you would.
They also got my grandparents pears and apple trees as soon as they bloomed for the 2nd year n a row.
What is the most effective way to get rid of them and will they damage the newly planted trees?

 

[Lindseys Grandpa]

I have been spraying them with some Dawn mixed with water . So far it's killing them and not damaging plants . They tear my garden up every year .

 

[Whitefeather]

Had japanese beetles hit some dunstan chestnut trees I planted this spring pretty hard. All within the last week.
They've pretty much 'skeletonized' the leaves if you would.
They also got my grandparents pears and apple trees as soon as they bloomed for the 2nd year n a row.
What is the most effective way to get rid of them and will they damage the newly planted trees?

I planted some Zinnias in my garden and they are devouring them but so far they haven’t touched my garden plants. I go out every day and either pick them off or hit them with a liquid bug spray.

 

[doomtrpr_z71]

Imidicloprid is going to be your only choice but it's getting late to do as a drench and would have to be foliar and soil applied to be effective as there will be daily emergences.

 

[OffTheBeatnPath]

I have been spraying them with some Dawn mixed with water . So far it's killing them and not damaging plants . They tear my garden up every year .

I’ll have to give that a try. Hopefully they get gone soon

 

[OffTheBeatnPath]

I planted some Zinnias in my garden and they are devouring them but so far they haven’t touched my garden plants. I go out every day and either pick them off or hit them with a liquid bug spray.

They are bad around where they are planted every year it seems.

 

[OffTheBeatnPath]

Imidicloprid is going to be your only choice but it's getting late to do as a drench and would have to be foliar and soil applied to be effective as there will be daily emergences.

So apply to remaining leaves and soil around trees? They all have close to 2x6 worth of weed mat under them.

 

[doomtrpr_z71]

So apply to remaining leaves and soil around trees? They all have close to 2x6 worth of weed mat under them.

Weed eat it down as low to the soil as you can get and apply around the drip line of the tree and the remaining foliage. Spray the trunk as well on smaller trees.

 

[menhadenman]

I kill a ton with the spectracide brand beatle bags. They’re thick this year, tearing up my blackberries and raspberries. Price tag on those scented baits are way up though. Let’s go Brandon.

 

[OffTheBeatnPath]

I kill a ton with the spectracide brand beatle bags. They’re thick this year, tearing up my blackberries and raspberries. Price tag on those scented baits are way up though. Let’s go Brandon.

Just like everything else unfortunately