Where are the Japanese Beetles?

I'd be tempted to say that the JBs haven't been so bad here this year, but I know they'll read this and decide to attack;-)

Hi All,
I am new to this forum and wanted to say hello, so HEllo All! We have had those stupid bugs now to long! Don't they ever go away! I think this year the JB have been terrible. I had to net in my new Daliha bed... They would not let any blooms bloom....
I also grew EE for the first time this year... They are so great. I just took a picture of one with my bird Peaches on it... My banana plants did not due well and I dont know why? Also my first year for them... I will grow the EE next year not sure of the Banana's will see.
Hope you all dont mind me jumping in on your talk....
Susan

JB's got my bananas some, too, and lots of cannas, hibiscus...they're still around here.

Yes they hit my Banana's also... but I had two come up as twins.. Was told to seperate and I did this but still not to good...
SUsan

Great, now I should probably divide mine now that I see that. Trying to do some outside stuff, took a quick break from the heat.

I spray sometimes with soapy water to keep the bugs off...works for a few days anyway.

Here is a picture of my EE is not the best picture.. We are still in the process of building a new flower bed...
Susan

picuture of my bird with EE.
Susan

sorry forgot the picture. duh
Susan

second one..
SUsan

I will get this right yet..
Susan

Susan: what a pretty bird!

I shouldn't say this (tempting fate) but I haven't seen a JB in the past 2 weeks. They just may be gone from here.
FIngers crossed.

Deb

Why thank you.. she looks a little bad at this time as her new feathers are coming in.. they are called pin feathers... So when we were done outside we came in and I gave her a bath... she loves the bath but hates when Mom starts pinching her pin feathers... They are incased in a cover and I help her break them.. not her best thing in life... She is a part of our crazy family.
Susan

Susan, I've never heard of a Buggie being let outside. How often do you let her out? Do you keep her in a cage inside?

Peaches is a peach front conur... she is the smallest of the parrot line.... Her wings are clipped and she rides my shoulder as I am out side if not to hot...She has her own place in the inclosed screen house outside where we sit if not to hot... Here is a picture of her on my EE.
Also where are all the JB? They are all still at my house eating all my flowers... I can't stand those things.... I also dumped 5 pots out yesterday that help my tomato's for this year and I found in those pots at least 30-40 grubs and I am not lieing... Never seen so many in my life at one time...
Hugs,
Susan

Next one.. Peach is over 10 years old me know but we are not sure as we forget... She is my husbands bird and she can't stand him and bites the snot out of him... Now me she loves... I did not want a bird but I now have one..LOL
Hugs,
Susan

Susan, as a child I had one of those birds. We really did not know what kind it was and didn't have many resources in those days. He showed up in a tree outside our back door one day and took a liking to me. He hated my SIL who lived with us while my older brother was overseas in the service. I named him Kookie because he was always grooming his head just like the "Kookie, Kookie lend me your comb" character on TV back then. That bird lived with us for about 6 years and one day when the door was open he just flew off and he disappeared as quickly as he came into our lives.