Beetle Control

By the Mother Earth News editors
December/January 2000

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To help control those nasty Japanese beetles without using dangerous pesticides, you can do some preventative maintenance in early spring. Spray your yard with a light mixture of dishwashing detergent and water. This also reduces the surface tension of the water and allows your plants to soak up more water. Do this several times every couple of weeks in the spring (March to April) before larvae hatch, and you will notice a big difference in the number of beetles. Now you just have to convince your neighbors to do the same!

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TINA DUNBAR
Villa Rica, Georgia

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