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Gardening

Niagara

(12,492 posts) Tue Jul 7, 2026, 05:51 PM Tuesday

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

Yes, that's their names Niagara Tuesday #2

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

Try neem oil Bluestocking Tuesday #3

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

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

beetles Shellback Squid Tuesday #12

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

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

Be careful neem oil can burn plants Keepthesoulalive 12 hrs ago #18

traps work markie Tuesday #4

Thank you, markie Niagara Tuesday #7

I've used these, Niagara... LuckyCharms Tuesday #5

Thank you, Lucky Niagara Tuesday #8

They work really well... 2naSalit Tuesday #9

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

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

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

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