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TrailGaiter · 07-24-2012, 10:23 AM

They are eating the HECK out of my bananas! I don't have any of those bag traps people use, simply because I've read many places that having them ony attracts more than you'd get anyway....and not all of them go for the trap... so I'm currently doing nothing.

I was just reading something about diatomaceous earth....people say it works to keep insects (and these) off plants. Would it hurt the bananas in any way to sprinkle some on? I happen to have food grade diatomaceous earth...I use it in my barn, chicken coop and kitty boxes. Unfortunately, with the volume of traffic and the amount of predators we have around here, my chickens are in a coop/fenced run....otherwise I'm sure they'd take care of my bug issues. But, I have a neighbor who is on their third flock of chickens because coons and hawks are killing them all. I don't want to be in that situation.

But it interests me that maybe the answer to my beetles has been sitting here all along? Anyone heard of using DE? Anyone actually tried it?

Thanks!
Angie

07-24-2012, 10:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
TrailGaiter Angie Location: Madison, Wisconsin Find me on the map! Zone: 5 Name: Angie Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 127 BananaBucks : 89,736 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 115 Times Was Thanked 117 Times in 64 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2 Times	Japanese beetles They are eating the HECK out of my bananas! I don't have any of those bag traps people use, simply because I've read many places that having them ony attracts more than you'd get anyway....and not all of them go for the trap... so I'm currently doing nothing. I was just reading something about diatomaceous earth....people say it works to keep insects (and these) off plants. Would it hurt the bananas in any way to sprinkle some on? I happen to have food grade diatomaceous earth...I use it in my barn, chicken coop and kitty boxes. Unfortunately, with the volume of traffic and the amount of predators we have around here, my chickens are in a coop/fenced run....otherwise I'm sure they'd take care of my bug issues. But, I have a neighbor who is on their third flock of chickens because coons and hawks are killing them all. I don't want to be in that situation. But it interests me that maybe the answer to my beetles has been sitting here all along? Anyone heard of using DE? Anyone actually tried it? Thanks! Angie