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northern indiana

I have two ornamental cherry trees in my front yard that are comming along nicely. Except for the fact that every year I have to battle the japanese beatles for thier foliage. They will completely defoliate the trees if I dont keep up with the triazicide regularly. My problem is that the trees are starting to get tall and my 8 foot ladder is getting too short as a spray platform to cover the trees. Does anyone have a good suggestion of perhaps a systemic I could use that would kill the beatles? I was thinking maybe merit as I do not eat the fruit (these are just ornamental) If merit is good how much to use in the form of say grubex?
thanks
Eric

7/1/2007 12:34:37 AM

Long Island,New York

Get a stihl mistblower....tell the wife its for the fruit trees so you have to use house money and not your private pumpkin funds stash.............

7/1/2007 1:24:06 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Use Bayer tree and shrub the directions will tell you how much foe each inch in diameter the trunk is.

7/1/2007 3:46:40 PM

northern indiana

A mistblower would be sweet. still too rich for my budget House or pumpkin. The bayer stuff sounds cool if I can find some.. I didn't know they made the stuff. Is the active ingrediant Merit?

7/1/2007 8:19:26 PM