Japanese beetles ok?

[mszekely]

Hi, I was wondering if chickens like Japanese beetles? I usually get a bunch of them on my flowers. I wouldn't put any kind of killer on the flowers if the chickies would like them.

 

[mitchell3006]

Feed away. They will love them and you get natural control.

 

[Ohhhdear]

I have a friend who raises 50 acres of blueberries, and collects bushels of Japanese beetles using a water trap method in 2 liter soda bottles. I give him eggs, he gives me beetles that my girls gobble like popcorn!

 

[ninabeast]

Oh, MAN. My girls are going to make out like bandits this summer! I really do hate those beetles, and we get swarms of them.

 

[Celtic Chick]

My girls eat them like potato chips. They can't stop at one.

But unfortunately, I have enough beetles to feed every chicken in the entire state.

 

[AquaEyes]

Check out this page:

http://www.fredsfinefowl.com/japanesebeetles.html

 

[MysticScorpio82]

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Do tell - what is this water trap and how would I make one? I have several blueberry bushes and I am tired of sharing nearly a 3rd of my harvest with these beetles

 

[lfreem2]

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Just bought 6 of these gizmos on Ebay! Thanks for the tip, AquaEyes. This will solve two problems--the dang beetles and feeding my birds yummy snacks. Thanks!

 

[Ohhhdear]

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Do tell - what is this water trap and how would I make one? I have several blueberry bushes and I am tired of sharing nearly a 3rd of my harvest with these beetles

Not quite sure, MysticScorpio82; I've not seen them except for a casual glance, but he uses the pheromone attractants like you get in the commercial Japanese beetle traps and instead of funneling the bugs into a bag he collects them in a 2 liter soda bottle with water in the bottom. I think he uses the water to both weight the soda bottle from blowing around and to drown the beetles so they don't crawl back up the bottle and escape.

 

[tiffanyrtrammell]

Great Info. Mine love to eat those beetles. Makes me happy as I don't like any type of crunchy bug

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