Dont let June bugs drive you crazy this summer.
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June bugs are one summertime guest you don’t want frequenting your yard.
They can wreak havoc on your flowers, plants, and even trees.
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Each stage of their life cycle can cause damage to everything from your grass to your beloved garden.
What are June Bugs?
He warns that larval stages can be very destructive, and mitigation strategies should focus on this stage.
Why Do June Bugs Get Into or Around Homes?
“LED or yellow exterior lighting can reduce the risk associated with attracting foraging adults,” McHale says.
“Shutting off interior lights when not needed or pulling shades down can help reduce pest pressure.”
It may take a combination of methods to completely eradicate these resilient insects.
Here are some tricks of the trade to implement to rid these pests from your property.
Use yellow or sodium vapor lights, which are less attractive to June bugs.
“Treatment strategies should target the larval stage,” McHale says.
“September and early spring are suggested windows to perform lawn treatments.
“This homemade repellent spray will create a June bug soap opera,” he says.
“Mix a few drops of dish soap in a spray bottle with water.
Spritz it on your plantsthe bugs hate the soapy drama.”
Your plants will thank you.”
“Mix them into your watering can; let them infiltrate into the soil.
They search for grubs, infect them, and make the lawn a no-grub zone.
It’s the tiniest secret agents working 24/7 for you.”
Set up a bat house nearby and invite them over for a moonlight dance party," Wilson says.
How Do You Prevent June Bug Issues?
Feldman sayskeeping up with lawn carecan help prevent June bugs.
So, this can be an excellent way to prevent June bugs naturally.
McHale says that timely applications to infested landscapes will intercept developing larval stages.
