May beetles/June beetles: Phyllophaga spp
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May beetles, which are also called June beetles, are large reddish brown or black insects that feed on the roots and tubers of plants such as turf grass, pasture grasses, strawberries, corn, potatoes and Christmas trees. Natural methods for controlling the beetles are described.
Publication Name: Organic Gardening
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0897-3792
Year: 1996
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Blister beetles
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Blister beetles will eat almost everything in the garden. They also emit an irritating substance that annoys humans but can kill horses. One natural control method is to remove the beetles with gloved hands and kill them in a jar containing alcohol.
Publication Name: Organic Gardening
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0897-3792
Year: 1996
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Give potato beetles the cold shoulder
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Colorado potato beetles were drawn to overwinter in soil planted with potatoes in a University of Wisconsin experiment. The top 6 to 10 inches of the soil were then mulched and removed. Only 30% of the beetles had survived.
Publication Name: Organic Gardening
Subject: Home and garden
ISSN: 0897-3792
Year: 1993
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