Michigan Gardening: This is not good. My first Jap beetle, 1 by penth2o

penth2o wrote:
Thanks Delane & Deann.
I spent this morning going through every plant on top and under leaves. I cannot find another one. (not that I'm complaining)

I did come across two other types I have never had. The green & red one looks like some type of leafhopper. The other one is really wierd. I have never seen this before. It is a large winged wasp type that is a deep chrome blue or purple. I don't think it is a wasp type though as I kept poking it to roll it over to get a pic and he never popped out a stinger. The back end looks like a wasp & could harbor a stinger.

I will have to look these guys up when I get off of here.

Delane, Do you know if that milky spore stuff takes 6 years to spread & become effective like I read about?

Let me see if I have this straight:
In April I cover my beds with Preen
May & June grub kill
Sept. Milky spore

Any other things and dates I should write down for maintanence????

Thanks folks.

Joel.