tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123352871941493824.post2313793936685701930..comments2023-11-02T10:40:20.440-05:00Comments on WillOaks Studio: Big Trouble in ParadiseWillOaks Studiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00986825696455165387noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123352871941493824.post-39688378785438116552009-07-25T09:49:22.217-05:002009-07-25T09:49:22.217-05:00I have fewer mallows this year, they ate so much l...I have fewer mallows this year, they ate so much last year some of the plants didn't make another season.<br /><br />SandySandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13141251905909903805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123352871941493824.post-84016865251884384682009-07-25T09:48:10.301-05:002009-07-25T09:48:10.301-05:00I sure relate; but here they eat everything...I do...I sure relate; but here they eat everything...I do mean everything. The Rose of Sharon, The Mallows, The lilies, the ornamental grasses, the petunias in pots on the deck even. The even eat the hostas. They've been progressively worse each year for the last 3 or 4 years. I gave up the soap water and bucket, just didn't get the job done. Soap spray with hose works well to kill those currently on the plants, but must be repeatly daily to make any headway. The grass needs to be treated, to kill the larvae of the beetle which is the grub which is also destructable as it kills your grass. There is nothing redeamable about these pests. Though I use chemicals for nothing else...I have a new motto with regard to these beetles and grubs...Let the killing begin. <br /><br />I blogged about it too, a short while ago.<br /><br />You almost need to remove the leaf they were on when you know them off into the bucket. They leave behind a residue which is what attracts more of their kind.<br /><br />SandySandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13141251905909903805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123352871941493824.post-14897883121143123192009-07-24T22:55:53.536-05:002009-07-24T22:55:53.536-05:00That is a lot of beetles! I can see where they wou...That is a lot of beetles! I can see where they would be a problem, just by looking at your pictures. Hopefully somebody is developing something to get rid of these things right now.Rick (Ratty)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04062449024949497557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123352871941493824.post-26510736972854410132009-07-24T21:48:14.458-05:002009-07-24T21:48:14.458-05:00I hate them! They ate my zinnias, zebra mallow &am...I hate them! They ate my zinnias, zebra mallow & roses. They're not as bad as last year though. I thought about getting milky spore for the lawn I think it kills their larva??Jennifer MacNeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827546204098725228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123352871941493824.post-55685650256308552222009-07-24T15:31:50.981-05:002009-07-24T15:31:50.981-05:00just a thought..
get one of those plasticizing kit...just a thought..<br />get one of those plasticizing kits and drop them in.<br />they might be nice mounted in rings, and as earrings, pendants, and even as a nice center piece stone.<br /><br />think of the amber and bugs approach.<br />now get out there and harvest that new item for your shop, you crafty diva.<br /><br />call it money from heaven.<br /><br />smiles to you ;)<br /><br />~REMrs Sweetwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974109495626177225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123352871941493824.post-80988695995929656912009-07-24T14:56:51.269-05:002009-07-24T14:56:51.269-05:00wow ! they look like trouble indeed.
so does the ...wow ! they look like trouble indeed.<br />so does the county extention service have any solutions to offer you ?<br /><br />well I have to say I have so enjoyed looking at the garden. I hope you find a solution to having to hand dunk them. there needs to be an answer to this. how about Birds or Bats ? thought about enticing something that might eat the critters ?Mrs Sweetwaterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13974109495626177225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123352871941493824.post-17563094825819079812009-07-24T13:50:05.968-05:002009-07-24T13:50:05.968-05:00I thought I had a lot of those guys in my pool but...I thought I had a lot of those guys in my pool but seeing how many you have makes my problem look like nothing.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12886333496997952719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123352871941493824.post-68104040522442077832009-07-24T12:58:06.726-05:002009-07-24T12:58:06.726-05:00I saw the destruction of these beetles on another ...I saw the destruction of these beetles on another blog too. I've never seen those beetles but they sure leave behind devastation to flowers. What a shame.BeadedTailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662802836032167316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123352871941493824.post-72022773974460651682009-07-24T12:25:48.035-05:002009-07-24T12:25:48.035-05:00Most trees, shrubs and perennials that these beetl...Most trees, shrubs and perennials that these beetles favor will survive to grow again next Spring...but will look quite awful for the remainder of the summer with little to no regrowth.WillOaks Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00986825696455165387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123352871941493824.post-1301812867415020282009-07-24T12:17:25.172-05:002009-07-24T12:17:25.172-05:00This is very scary looking... i have goose bumps j...This is very scary looking... i have goose bumps just looking at them...booahboohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08855494427481650614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123352871941493824.post-27337796057687158512009-07-24T10:03:29.692-05:002009-07-24T10:03:29.692-05:00Great photos of them though. Will the plants come...Great photos of them though. Will the plants come back to life or does the beetle in addition to defoliating it, also kills it? The state agricultural extension office doesn't have any answers?MamaFlohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14581737368708159441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2123352871941493824.post-63420480823368583822009-07-24T08:37:04.299-05:002009-07-24T08:37:04.299-05:00I know, aren't they just awful right now?!! My...I know, aren't they just awful right now?!! My whole front yard is infested and all the plants have been eaten to their skeletons.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07805950029078882515noreply@blogger.com