June Bugs.....HELP

[nel602]

Tonight I noticed a few June bugs flying around.
Then I noticed another, and another one.........I look up to the corner of the house by the gutter and noticed at least 20-30 June bugs flying around.
They were flying back and forth from my neighbours gutter to mine.
How do I get rid of them?
I will try and take pics if I noticed them hoovering again.
Any help is appreciated.

[MaDgamEr]

I really wouldn't worry about it too much... They'll be gone soon enough.

[OldFortYork]

Tonight I noticed a few June bugs flying around.
Then I noticed another, and another one.........I look up to the corner of the house by the gutter and noticed at least 20-30 June bugs flying around.
They were flying back and forth from my neighbours gutter to mine.
How do I get rid of them?
I will try and take pics if I noticed them hoovering again.
Any help is appreciated.

You don't.

I have the same problem, and unless they're getting into your house and causing some kind of havoc, it's best to leave them alone.

[nel602]

thanks for the advise.
anyone know why they are all swarming???
I have never seen that many all in one place, thats what concerned me.

[mellycat]

just keep an eye on your lawn for grubs (white wormy things), as if you get an infestation, they can do some serious damage. this year i treated my lawn with nematodes, which is found at your local nursery, and they havent been back so far.

[zoob]

I guess the June bugs are late this year :P

Back a few years ago a large number managed to get into my house.. took care of that with my vacuum cleaner! This year I've only seen a handful flying around.

[Rembrandt100]

What you are describing are called June bug flights. The white grub that was in your lawn in the spring has mutated to the adult stage. In the trees and in your case troughs they are having sex and laying eggs in the soil at night. Over the period of the next 2 weeks the eggs will hatch and they will begin feeding on lawn roots. If you are going to use a control now is the time for nematodes or a chemical application.


Dave

[WalnutCrunch]

Nematodes should be applied shortly after the eggs hatch. If you do it now while the beetles are still mating, the nematodes may have nothing to feed on and die. They're most effective when the grubs have just hatched.

[nel602]

thanks again for the additional feedback.
This spring we did a lot of weed pulling and lawn care and did not notice any grubs?? We even extended our patio a bit so we had to dig up a section of the lawn and even then noticed maybe 1 grub?
Would it still be necessary to use nematodes?

[Rembrandt100]

Sorry people ............nematodes should not be used til the middle of Aug. at the earliest. It is not because the nematodes will starve ( They will feed on other insects) but more due to the size of the nemadode to the grub.

If you are using a chemical approach now is the time because the hatching grubs are small enough that the prioduct will work as it should. Which means it will be taken in by the blades of turf and down to the roots where the newly hatched grubs will feed. But if you are using nematodes the grub is too small for the nematode to find and infect its system.

Sorry if this caused any inconvience,

Dave