Got Beetles - Japanese Beetles?

You're one lucky gardener if Japanese beetles haven't moved in for a 24/7 buffet of your landscape. Our yard isn't quite the Golden Corral that other gardening friends have with scores of plants for their unfussy munching palettes. But we have a good amount of silver lace vines that keep them well occupied. I often ask myself why these half-inch sized iridescent green-orange beetle trespassers never seem to get bored or gain weight. I guess when your personal mission in life is to chew, screw and destroy there's never a dull moment plus lots of calories being burned having....well you know.

If you're open on Saturday, July 14, 2018 you have two free opportunities to learn more about Japanese beetles. The two-hour morning outside event, aptly named "Beetle Bash" is sponsored by the Denver Rose Society starting at 9:00 am at the Littleton War Memorial Rose Garden. They have a great line up of horticulture experts to talk about management practices, plus there will be lots of interaction with other gardeners who are seeking answers and solace. For all the details, please click HERE.

Saturday afternoon I'll be teaching a ninety minute class called "Battling the Japanese Beetle" 2:00 pm at the Eugene Field Public Library in the Bonnie Brae neighborhood - Ohio and University. Parking may be tight, so plan on an early arrival and bonus, you can head to Bonnie Brae Ice Cream before or after my talk. I'll cover what battle plans are available - all based on the research by the horticulture experts who have been studying and managing Japanese beetles since their hitchhiked arrival to Riverton, New Jersey in 1916. It only took the beetles one hundred years to make it to Colorado and as you can imagine, they were hungry upon arrival. 

If you can't make either Saturday event, please mark your calendar and plan to attend my next Japanese beetle class, August 2, 6:30 pm at Denver Botanic Gardens, low member fee of $26.00. Read more HERE.

Hope to see you Saturday!