Anybody have this problem?

I got a tree outside that has THOUSANDS of these beetles doing god knows what to the tree.

Any fixes?

Its those cooper looking ones that are dumb as rocks when they fly

 

I'm not sure if this works for this specific type of beetle, but have you tried a beetle bag? We used them in Georgia and they work great, just a bag on a stick with some anti beetle stuff, the bugs fly in and don't fly out. Hopefully someone else knows more about this

 

DO NOT USE A BAG, all you do is attract every beetle in the neighborhood to your yard. Try this...

 

Demand or Demon WP the more expesive of the solutions but if u know someone with access to it, they may help u out. My dad can get stuff like this so its easy for me to just call him and see what hes got around. But Lowes or Home Depot might be able to point u in the right direction too.

 

I remember these things well, from when I lived in the East. They're pretty awful, but fortunately I don't think they're around too long. I did a quick search and came up with this:

"Chemical Control

Many insecticides are labeled for use against adult Japanese beetles. Examples include pyrethroid products such as cyfluthrin (Tempo, Bayer Advanced Lawn & Garden Multi-Insect Killer), bifenthrin (TalstarOne, Onyx), deltamethrin (Deltagard), lambda cyhalothrin (Scimitar, Spectracide Triazicide), esfenvalerate (Ortho Bug-B-Gon Garden & Landscape Insect Killer) and permethrin (Spectracide Bug Stop Multi-Purpose Insect Control Concentrate and other brands). Carbaryl (Sevin and other brand names) too is effective. The pyrethroid products generally provide 2-3 weeks protection of plant foliage while carbaryl affords 1-2 weeks protection. For those seeking a botanical alternative, Neem products such as Azatrol or Neem-Away (Gardens Alive), or Pyola (pyrethrins in canola oil) provide about 3-4 days deterrence of Japanese beetle feeding. Insecticidal soap, extracts of garlic, hot pepper, or orange peels, and companion planting, however, are generally ineffective.

This same source confirmed what 1st4x4 said: don't use bags, it just attracts more beatles.

I've used Ortho Bug-B-Gon here for tent caterpillars and it works well for them. I see it is one of the ones listed above too.

- Jack