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Hello Gardening Friend - this site is all about the Japanese beetle in Colorado, specifically the Front Range area. It's organized to assist you with research-based management options, timing and plant lists.
Hello Gardening Friend - this site is all about the Japanese beetle in Colorado, specifically the Front Range area. It's organized to assist you with research-based management options, timing and plant lists.
As a long time gardener I have taken a special interest in this voracious pest and wish to help other home owners and gardeners. My goal is to dispel Japanese beetle myths, missteps and present the research-based management control options.
As a long time gardener I have taken a special interest in this voracious pest and wish to help other home owners and gardeners. My goal is to dispel Japanese beetle myths, missteps and present the research-based management control options.
The information and control practices are recommended by horticulture professionals at Colorado State University and the Colorado Department of Agriculture.
The information and control practices are recommended by horticulture professionals at Colorado State University and the Colorado Department of Agriculture.
Managing, by reducing the numbers of Japanese beetles and their larvae offspring is not just about using chemical sprays. There's an available option for everyone, some are no cost and some will not adversely affect beneficial insects in the garden.
Managing, by reducing the numbers of Japanese beetles and their larvae offspring is not just about using chemical sprays. There's an available option for everyone, some are no cost and some will not adversely affect beneficial insects in the garden.
With understanding of the Japanese beetle's life cycle and the management options that can be used during the larval and adult stages, we'll continue to enjoy our landscape plants and gardens for many years.
With understanding of the Japanese beetle's life cycle and the management options that can be used during the larval and adult stages, we'll continue to enjoy our landscape plants and gardens for many years.
There's a very helpful Q & A document from Colorado State University Emeritus Entomologist Dr. Whitney Cranshaw to answer just about every Japanese beetle question you may have.
There's a very helpful Q & A document from Colorado State University Emeritus Entomologist Dr. Whitney Cranshaw to answer just about every Japanese beetle question you may have.
Please take a few minutes and complete the Japanese Beetle Plant Survey to help with a regional plants list of plants they like and don't like. Complete one survey per plant. Click HERE for the survey.
Please take a few minutes and complete the Japanese Beetle Plant Survey to help with a regional plants list of plants they like and don't like. Complete one survey per plant. Click HERE for the survey.
About Betty Cahill -
I served as a Colorado Master Gardener volunteer for twenty years. Plus I taught gardening classes along the Front Range for over twenty years.
I have written freelance garden articles for The Denver Post and the Garden Centers of Colorado.
I have relocated to SW Idaho but will keep this site active and updated for all who wish to manage the Japanese beetle anywhere they are a problem.
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