How To Treat Japanese Beetle Larvae
Site the trap at least 50 feet away from desirable plants.
How to treat japanese beetle larvae. Next youll want to fill up a big bucket of water with dish soap in it. Beetle larvae are a type of white grub that feed on the roots of grasses destroying yards from below. Japanese beetle larvae can be controlled with certain insecticides or by insect parasitic nematodes.
Set traps away from targeted plants. Use it to spray crops every 7 days while the pests are active. The Japanese beetle larvae also known as white grubs typically feed on grassroots damaging turf in golf courses lawns and parks.
Come March lawns already under attack by grubs are best treated in early spring or fall. Then when the morning activity has settled you just roll up the sheets with the Japanese Beetles inside. Your Japanese beetle population will be greatly reduced if you get rid of the larvae before they can destroy your garden.
Stage 1 Dormant Grub. Beyond killing the adult beetles in the fall it will be important to kill the grubs or larvae. The turf and ornamental industry spend a whopping 450 million annually in pest management alone to control Japanese beetles.
Apply Bayer Advanced 24 Hour Grub Killer Plus for fast results. The best way to kill Japanese beetles with neem oil is to spray the oil before the beetles enter their adult stage so theyll ingest it before mating. This homemade solution will kill the beetles before they reach adult stage.
On the other hand adult Japanese beetles feed on flowers foliage and fruits. Japanese beetle grub damage can be confused with other problems so check under the grass to see if grubs are present. Japanese beetle larvae can be driven out of the soil in fall and spring by a weekly soaking with soapy water.