Planting trees

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Originally Posted by HemiEd

Yeah, June 1 of 2014 a month before I retired. I guess the time share got him for close to 100k before it was all said and done. I kept trying to get him to just tell them to go **** themselves and quit paying them like I did on the one my wife got roped into for 10 years, but he wouldn't do it.


Will do. The Crepe Myrtle bushes were attacked by the Japanese beetles as well, but at the end of the summer once the beetles were done they were very pretty. My wife is from Virginia Beach and they are very common back there.

The jap beetles will eat the Lombardi poplars too. You can do root injection with merit on them in April. It's got a 4 month residual. And whatever you do don't use that bag a bug shit. You'll be attracting jap beetles from all over the place, and it only attracts the males. The females are the ones that do the damage.

[HemiEd]

Originally Posted by D2112

The jap beetles will eat the Lombardi poplars too. You can do root injection with merit on them in April. It's got a 4 month residual. And whatever you do don't use that bag a bug shit. You'll be attracting jap beetles from all over the place, and it only attracts the males. The females are the ones that do the damage.

There is so much stuff around here that they didn't bother the poplars.

I was out there smashing those bugs between my fingers, they had me so pissed off.

Nothing that I tried touched them, fruit tree spray, Miathilion, seven, etc.

But I just heard this week exactly what you said. Both about the bag and systemic additive to the soil. I want to investigate further if the soil additive will foul the fruit.

I can't tell you how much I have enjoyed the figs and look forward to peaches, pears and plums next year!

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Originally Posted by HemiEd

There is so much stuff around here that they didn't bother the poplars.

I was out there smashing those bugs between my fingers, they had me so pissed off.

Nothing that I tried touched them, fruit tree spray, Miathilion, seven, etc.

But I just heard this week exactly what you said. Both about the bag and systemic additive to the soil. I want to investigate further if the soil additive will foul the fruit.

I can't tell you how much I have enjoyed the figs and look forward to peaches, pears and plums next year!

Jap beetles are the adult larvae of grubs. So if you have grub damage in your lawn that's next years crop of jap beetles. If you apply merit to the lawn in early June it will kill them. They usually fly out of the ground around 4th of July. You have to break the cycle, the beetles lay their eggs in the grass in the same spot they came out of. They burrow down and come up to feed in august September. Which is when you see grub damage.

[HemiEd]

Originally Posted by D2112

Jap beetles are the adult larvae of grubs. So if you have grub damage in your lawn that's next years crop of jap beetles. If you apply merit to the lawn in early June it will kill them. They usually fly out of the ground around 4th of July. You have to break the cycle, the beetles lay their eggs in the grass in the same spot they came out of. They burrow down and come up to feed in august September. Which is when you see grub damage.

Wow, ok, thanks. The timing may be a little different here, possibly? The beetles hit in the late spring/early summer and were gone by late summer.

I know we have grubs as I have dug a few up when planting, plus the skunks have caused some serious damage looking for grubs as well.

That is one reason I am battling with my neighbor as I want to clean up the dam area where the skunks make a home.

In Illinois, I would put down a product that I believe was called Grubx in August, is that the same thing?

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Originally Posted by HemiEd

Wow, ok, thanks. The timing may be a little different here, possibly? The beetles hit in the late spring/early summer and were gone by late summer.

I know we have grubs as I have dug a few up when planting, plus the skunks have caused some serious damage looking for grubs as well.

That is one reason I am battling with my neighbor as I want to clean up the dam area where the skunks make a home.

In Illinois, I would put down a product that I believe was called Grubx in August, is that the same thing?

Yeah I'm not sure about the timeline there it might be a month earlier then here. Grubx is probably a short term fix for an existing problem that has to be watered in immediately and loses toxicity within a day or two without being activated with water. Merit is a great product, it has a 4 month residual and is more of a preventative measure, so if you apply it in April it doesn't lose its burst until august. Merit is the actual chemical name, not the product name. Do a google search of merit insecticide and you'll see it. It's used in a product called termidor for termites (the best one on the market right now) among others.

[HemiEd]

Originally Posted by D2112

Yeah I'm not sure about the timeline there it might be a month earlier then here. Grubx is probably a short term fix for an existing problem that has to be watered in immediately and loses toxicity within a day or two without being activated with water. Merit is a great product, it has a 4 month residual and is more of a preventative measure, so if you apply it in April it doesn't lose its burst until august. Merit is the actual chemical name, not the product name. Do a google search of merit insecticide and you'll see it. It's used in a product called termidor for termites (the best one on the market right now) among others.

Wow, thanks so much! I can't even begin to tell you how much I appreciate this help!

Looks like I might need to order a couple of these. https://www.amazon.com/Merit-Granula.../dp/B0053S5ATU

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Originally Posted by HemiEd

Wow, thanks so much! I can't even begin to tell you how much I appreciate this help!

Looks like I might need to order a couple of these. https://www.amazon.com/Merit-Granula.../dp/B0053S5ATU

No problem! It works best when it's watered in after application if you use the granular. So just look at the weather, read the label and try and apply it before rainfall is predicted. Good luck!

[HonestChieffan]

Originally Posted by D2112

Yeah I'm not sure about the timeline there it might be a month earlier then here. Grubx is probably a short term fix for an existing problem that has to be watered in immediately and loses toxicity within a day or two without being activated with water. Merit is a great product, it has a 4 month residual and is more of a preventative measure, so if you apply it in April it doesn't lose its burst until august. Merit is the actual chemical name, not the product name. Do a google search of merit insecticide and you'll see it. It's used in a product called termidor for termites (the best one on the market right now) among others.

Merit and Termidor are different chemicals. Merit is Imidacloprid . Termidor is fipronil.

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Originally Posted by HonestChieffan

Merit and Termidor are different chemicals. Merit is Imidacloprid . Termidor is fipronil.

I stand corrected, you're right. Termidor is a great product too. Low toxicity and long residual so it gets back to the colony and destroys everybody.