Pest Exterminator

If you are planning on tacklling your Japanese beetle infestation on your own, then you will need to understand all the different Japanese beetle control products available. Some Japanese beetle control products focus on killing adult-stage beetles, while others attack the eggs and larvae, also known as white grubs. You will likely require a bit of both in order to achieve complete Japanese beetle removal. Toss in a few prevention products and your shopping cart is going to fill up fast.

Insecticides and Pesticides for Grubs

If you need Japanese beetle removal in the early spring or fall, you will need a curative pesticide. The products listed below contain either Sevin (a.k.a. carbaryl) or Dylox (a.k.a. trichlorfon), both known as effective pesticides when used at the correct time of the year.

Bayer Advanced 24-Hour Grub Killer Granules

• Easy-to-spread granules
• New high-efficiency granules provide 50 percent higher concentration
• Covers 5,000 square feet
• Active ingredient: 9.3% Dylox

Sevin-10 Bug Killer Dust

• No-Mix, Ready-To-Use
• 5- and 10-percent formula in convenient bags and shaker canisters

If you are certain that Japanese beetles are getting ready to take over your lawn, then preventative Japanese beetle control products are better for your situation. Don’t get too caught up in the names, just seek out a Japanese beetle removal product containing either Merit (imidacloprid) or Mach-2 (halofenozide).

Bayer Season-Long Grub Control

• One application kills grubs all season long
• Promotes Vigorous Root Growth
• Contains Merit

Greenview Grub Preventer and Killer

• Season long protection
• Covers up to 7,500 square feet
• Contains Mach-2

Adulticides

Japanese beetle control products that aim at killing the adult-stage beetle also use chemical ingredients like carbaryl or Sevin. Melathio, methoxychlor and rotenone are also ingredients to look for in an effective adult Japanese beetle control product. However, these may not be available in your state. Insecticidal soaps are another type of adult-centered product that is used in Japanese beetle control. Depending upon the intensity of your infestation, a soap may be all you need.

Sevin Concentrate Bug Killer 16oz

• Kills over 100 insects on vegetables, fruits, ornamentals and lawns
• Japanese beetles, cabbage worms, ticks, ants and more
• Makes up to 24 gallons
• By Garden Tech

Bon-Neem Insecticidal Soap

• Water-based blend of potassium salts
• Derived from the oil of the Neem tree seeds
• Can be used on indoor and outdoor ornamentals
• Spray when temperature is below 85 degrees

Natural Pest Control

Milky spore is a powdery bacteria that slowly rids your lawn of Japanese beetle grubs. The bacteria is a desiccant that dries out the grubs and then reproduces itself by feeding off the dry, dead grubs. While very promising, there still isn’t a lot of empirical data on this natural pest control product because the entire extermination process can take up to three years.

Beneficial nematodes, specifically the heterohabditis bacteriophora, is another method of natural pest control. Nematodes, like the milky spore, focus on the grub stage of Japanese beetle control.

Beetle traps cause quite a controversy. Some say they are a helpful Japanese beetle control option, while others say these traps work so well that they attract entire infestations to your yard. Japanese beetle traps use scents, floral for females and pheromones for the males, to attract the beetles into the trap. There are several Japanese beetle control products in this category – the following is a list of traps you can find locally or online should you decide to give one a try:

Bag-A-Bug Schultz Spectrum Japanese Beetle Trap

• Traps over a 5,000 square foot area
• Lasts the entire beetle season
• Lure is used exclusively by federal and state trapping programs

Tanglefoot Xpando Japanese Beetle Trap Ki Green Yellow – 19009

• Pre-assembled large capacity catch can
• Traps 50 percent more beetles
• Reusable & easy-to-use, clean and store.
• Ventilated to let odor and rain escape

Woodstream 70102 2 Pack Japanese Beetle Trap

• Jumbo size trap and bag
• Exclusive biolure to attract beetles
• Easy to assemble
• Includes trap, two jumbo bags & one combination lure