Japanese Beetle destruction - looking for any help we can get

[Elizabeth Torrens, Project Manager & Volunteer]

The Japanese Beetles are wreaking some major destruction on the trees in our Innovation Food Forest! If you have a few minutes to spare or some time available during your lunch, please shake the beetles off the trees and smash as many as you can! Hand picking and removal is the best method to get rid of them but we also have buckets available that we can fill with soapy water to let them drown as well.

If I place some buckets with soapy water strategically, does anyone think they can spend some time on Friday or the weekend drowning the enemy?

Also, if anyone has a source for cheesecloth or similar type of netting that will keep the Japanese beetles off the trees, please contact me! We have no more funding from the grant so donations of materials are much appreciated.

Thanks!
Elizabeth Torrens
i...@gmu.edu

[Elizabeth Torrens]

oh and here is a reference so you know what I'm talking about: http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/2902/2902-1101/2902-1101.html

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Elizabeth Torrens

Project Manager and Volunteer

Innovation Food Forest

cell phone: 703-786-3752 (texts are okay but please identify yourself)

email: etor...@gmu.edu

[victor.sumin]

I could drop by in the afternoon around 4pm. I need to visit the IT in Innovation. I will pick some beatles for the cause. :)

-victor

[Elizabeth Torrens]

I don't think we've fully utilized the soapy water buckets so I'll be leaving them out in the garden through next week. Please take 5 minutes to throw a few Japanese beetles into the water and help us keep the destruction down. I think we all want to see our trees actually produce some fruit this year!

Thanks!

Elizabeth

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[Carrie D Grabo]

I’ll try to get over there during my lunch today, Elizabeth.

 

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