Posts Tagged ‘Beetles’
Japanese Beetle
The Japanese beetle is certainly one of those pests, which seem to create a great deal of problems for many people. Having said that, there are a great many solutions that you can employee in order to get rid of this Japanese beetle. The funny part is that this insect is not a great issue in Japan since it is destroyed by its natural enemies however here in America it has caused a great deal of destruction. It is known to be harmful to 200 species of plants, which also include rose bushes, grapes, hops, canna, and crape myrtles amongst many others.
The Japanese beetle also ends up destroying the following plants: beans, strawberries, tomatoes, peppers, grapes, hops, roses, cherries, plums, pears, peaches, raspberries, blackberries, corn, peas, blueberries just to name a few. There are a few things that can be done to get rid of the Japanese beetle or even to deter it. For instance, some of the repellants that are natural include things like catnip, chives, garlic, and tansy. Interestingly, the remains of dead beetles also seem to deter the Japanese beetle.
There are a few things you can do if you are dealing with a small set of beetles. For instance, you can get rid of these creatures by using a soap-water spray mixture, shaking a plant or getting rid of the fallen beetles. Remember that the USDA has developed this organic control agent and it is commercially obtainable in powder form for application on all types of lawn areas. There are of course a few other things that you can do as well in order to avoid getting destroyed by the Japanese beetle. Learn to keep your lawn in good shape and watered during the months of August and September. Another thing you can do is to spray one small application of nematode or microscopic roundworms mist. For less than five or so grubs per square foot, make sure that you apply the Bacillus popilliae bacteria. Yearly applications for up to three to four years will surely put together up levels high enough to organize more harsh infestations.
Finally it would be great for you to refer as much information as you possibly can online. Even being involved in discussion boards and blogs would ensure that you can in fact enjoy a great deal of knowledge in getting yourself and your plants sorted. That is not all, remember that the more knowledge you have, the better your chances are in saving your plants and ensuring that hundreds of dollars worth of effort is not lost. All in all, just ensure that common sense prevails especially when it comes to gearing up to sort out this problem in a cost effective manner.
Ant Pest Control
As much as people might want to deny it, everybody’s homes are inflicted with pest problems. The most common pest problems are termites, cockroaches, spiders, beetles, mites and ants. Most often ants are the biggest problem in a household. They are small enough to go unnoticed yet they are numerous enough to be everywhere and their colonies can grow to a significant size if not checked.
Generally the easiest way to get rid of an ant infestation is to call an exterminator. However, there are easier methods of ant pest control available that may be much cheaper than using an ant pest control company. In order to control and ant problem one must understand how ants behave. Ants usually invade homes to forage for food or to find a new place for a colony nest. Therefore, there are two strategies of ant pest control that can be used to better combat an ant problem. First you must identify whether the ants live on the outside and forage inside, or whether they have a nest built and are spreading from there. Knowing the situation allows you to better employ ant pest control methods.
To control ant problems you can use ant control granules, contact pesticides, ant sprays, ant baits and insecticide dusts for ant pest control. However, as mentioned before, some of these methods are better employed against the worker ants that do the foraging from outside while others work better against the ant colony as a whole.
The most effective strategy against ants that forage from outside is quite simple. First, you should cracks and gaps in doors and walls should be sealed off to prevent an entry point for ants. It will be impossible for seal off every entrance as ants are extremely good at finding a way into your house. After this is done, you should clean around those entry points with some kind of detergent to prevent ants from tracking the pheromone left by previous ants that leads them to the food. Ant baiting is also useful if it is placed in a place of ant activity so that the bait is taken back to the colony. This method of ant pest control will take time. Just remember that if the bait is reducing you must replace it and that means that it is working.
The other ant pest control strategy deals with ants that have already established a colony inside your home. Again, the main method of dealing with this problem is ant baits. Most people employ an ant repellent to keep ants away from a food source. However, this will only provide short-term control as the ants will still thrive. A better method would be to use non-repellent insecticides as the ants will not know that it is present and take it back to the colony. Ant baits will work as mentioned before as the worker ants will take the bait back to the nest and this will result in the death of the colony.
