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Gardening

Niagara

(12,534 posts) Tue Jul 7, 2026, 05:51 PM Jul 7

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Japanese Beatles [View all]

I get hanging baskets of Ivy Geraniums every year.

I don't really have a green thumb but Ivy Geranium flourish for me.

This year I have Japanese Beatles all over the petals and leaves. Some gardeners say you can drown them with soapy water but I don't want to touch the bugs even with gardening gloves on.

Can anyone recommend a brand of pesticides to deter these icky creatures that is effective? They're relentless.

Japanese Beatle

Leaves are being destroyed

The black spot under the bloom to the left is another icky Beatle

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Japanese Beatles [View all] Niagara Jul 7 OP

Are their names John, Paul, George and Ringo? Ocelot II Jul 7 #1

Yes, that's their names Niagara Jul 7 #2

I thought Yoko was the Japanese Beatle... regnaD kciN Jul 7 #11

Try neem oil Bluestocking Jul 7 #3

Have you applied neem oil on any of your plants? Niagara Jul 7 #6

I spray it in my garden as a preventative treatment Bluestocking Jul 7 #10

beetles Shellback Squid Jul 7 #12

But if you take a closer look at this one Niagara Jul 7 #14

I might try both the neem oil with the traps Niagara Jul 7 #13

Be careful neem oil can burn plants Keepthesoulalive Jul 8 #18

traps work markie Jul 7 #4

Thank you, markie Niagara Jul 7 #7

I've used these, Niagara... LuckyCharms Jul 7 #5

Thank you, Lucky Niagara Jul 7 #8

They work really well... 2naSalit Jul 7 #9

That's fantastic to know that they work, 2naSalit Niagara Jul 7 #15

We found them at the hardware store... 2naSalit Jul 7 #16

It looks like the traps are sold at various retailers Niagara Jul 7 #17

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