Japanese beetles eat my buds?

SaHt420

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• Jul 15, 2022

• #1

I havent built any bud form yet but i have japanese beetles. ive noticed they have slowed down but im worried they will like the buds idk maybe its the smell driving them away. Imma spary woth pyrethrin soon maybe once before flower leave it at that. Flower has begun!

 

Midwestgorillagrower

Active Member

• Jul 15, 2022

• #2

I’ve never had them on cannabis, but they attack the same bush in my yard every year and decimate the flowers if I don’t knock them off into a bucket of soapy water.

 

HydroKid239

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• Jul 15, 2022

• #3

SaHt420 said:

I havent built any bud form yet but i have japanese beetles. ive noticed they have slowed down but im worried they will like the buds idk maybe its the smell driving them away. Imma spary woth pyrethrin soon maybe once before flower leave it at that. Flower has begun!
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I’d get some traps. They like to gather in groups & have orgies in warm soil.

 

HydroKid239

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• Jul 15, 2022

• #4

Here they are.. and into the trap they went.. along with another 15-20 of them. They work great. Got it at lowe’s.

 

bam0813

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• Jul 16, 2022

• #5

I battle with them every yr but they dont seem as bad this yr so far

 

bam0813

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• Jul 16, 2022

• #6

Keep the trap away from the plant like hydro did

 

SaHt420

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• Jul 16, 2022

• #7

Alright thanks yall ill look into traps

 

Midwestgorillagrower

Active Member

• Jul 16, 2022

• #8

Japanese beetle traps with bait will attract new beetles; using them will bring more beetles to your yard. If you really want to try a trap, put it as far away from the plants as possible.

 

buckaclark

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• Jul 16, 2022

• #9

bam0813 said:

I battle with them every yr but they dont seem as bad this yr so far

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They eat weed¿¿

 

bam0813

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• Jul 16, 2022

• #10

Yup

 

bam0813

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• Jul 16, 2022

• #11

They’re usually gone before flowering but in veg they suck here

 

SaHt420

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• Jul 17, 2022

• #12

Midwestgorillagrower said:

Japanese beetle traps with bait will attract new beetles; using them will bring more beetles to your yard. If you really want to try a trap, put it as far away from the plants as possible.

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Ok thanks for info

 

SaHt420

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• Jul 17, 2022

• #13

bam0813 said:

They’re usually gone before flowering but in veg they suck here

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I believe them to be leaving honestly no more holes in leaves now just hoppers an inch worms gonna stray neem tonight sense i defoliated today .

 

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toking12am

Active Member

• Jul 18, 2022

• #14

These look more like one of the two varieties of tickseed beetle aka coreopsis beetle. The Japanese beetles I get here are 4 times the size. And a totally different color pattern. These could be juveniles as I have no clue what they look like

 

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Jafo232

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• Jul 18, 2022

• #15

Those traps do work well, just don't put them too close to your plants either. The hormone attracts them to plants nearby the trap too.