Links to Japanese Beetle Organic Products - please read and follow application instructions carefully:
beetleGONE!® Online - from Grow it Naturally
grubGONE!® Online - from Grow it Naturally
NOTE that beetleGONE! and beetleJUS! are the same product, two different online suppliers, same for grubGONE! and grubHALT!
Surround® WP Kaolin Clay Online Kaolin Clay Product from Grow it Naturally
Surround at Home® Mixing and Application Instructions (very helpful)
Additional information on Heterorhabditis bacteriophora
Arbico How to Video for Applying Heterorhabdtis bacteriophora
BeetleGONE!® & GrubGONE!®
BASIC PRODUCT INFORMATION
grubGONE! & beetleGONE!
Active Ingredient – Bacillus Thuringiensis var. galleriae
Naturally occurring microbes found in soils and foliage, not genetically engineered. Produced via fermentation like beer, wine and tofu.
All ingredients used are food grade and primary ingredients are plant sources of carbohydrates and protein.
Available in Granular or Powder Form as a preventative and curative
Target Pests – Japanese beetle and white grubs, Oriental, Asiatic Garden Beetles and European, Northern and Southern Chafers, Green June Beetle and May/June Beetles, Weevils and Grubs. Also active on Adult Stage of Emerald Ash Borer (waiting for USDA approval for this application)
Residual – Powder (mixed and sprayed) on foliage is 7-10 days, Granular – 2 months in turf/soil
Safe for Beneficial Insects - Preserves grub parasitoids: Tiphia Wasp, and insect parasitic nematodes, not harmful to Bees or Ladybugs.
Potential use sites: golf courses, residential lawns, commercial grounds, parks, athletic fields, pet care facilities, cemeteries, sod farms and interior plant landscapes, greenhouses, nurseries, fields & turf grass-covered or landscaped ornamental-planted areas
2 Year shelf life if stored in dry closed containers and not exposed to extreme heat.
*LOW IMPACT TO NON-TARGET INSECTS – LOW UNINTENDED SIDE EFFECTS
*80% EFFECTIVE MORTALITY - HIGHLY EFFECTIVE CONTROL RATE
GRANULAR APPLICATION INFORMATION – TREATMENT RATES
Ideal timing is to target 1st instar grub larvae right after egg hatch. For this timing, apply product at peak flight of beetles give or take a couple of weeks.
Product can also be applied more as a rescue treatment later in the season - late summer / fall to control large, harder-to-kill 2nd-3rd instar grubs as homeowners see some damage/have passed on earlier application.
Some like to also try to kill overwintering grubs from the previous season very early in the spring as well; hence, the 3rd timing of application as mentioned w/the other products.
Ideal timing is the first bullet point which should carry through the remainder of the season with additional spot (rescue) treatments if some damage is seen.
gG! GRANULAR - Label rates are 2.5 LBS to 3.4 LBS/ 1000 sf. Recommend 3500-4000 sqft. – 40 lb 14,000-16,000 sqft.
bG! POWDER can be used for both foliar apps to control adult beetles/some weevils and also as a spray on turf to control the beetle grubs, especially scarab grubs. Application rate for bG! is 2 - 4 oz per gallon of water. This translates into approximately 0.25 to 0.35 LBS per 1000 square feet.
Formulations -
Granular
10lb Retail Bag
Powder
8oz Bag Covers – 2,000 Sqft
1lb Bag Covers – 4,000 Sqft