Day 3: The Japanese Beetle Traps are Full!

Our Japanese Beetle traps are full in only 3 days…

Now we have to unload them to make room for more beetles and try to feed these to our chickens!

#beetles #japanesebeetles

[DavidCurryFilms]

Havent seen that many beetles in one place since May 8th 1970 ;)

[crystalharris]

Good food for the chickens and ducks that’s awesome

[jonathanredding]

As a zoology major and someone who loves bugs, I think this is genuinely one of the best ways to deal with pest bugs I've ever seen. Not only is it not putting pesticides out into the wild for unsuspecting insectivores to catch but it provides food for your animals as well alongside compost that can be used for your crops. Everyone, minus the beetles, wins!

EDIT: Jeez, I've never had a comment with this many likes, thanks guys :]! Also been really enjoying reading your replies, I love learning so seeing the conversations is awesome!
EDIT 2: 10 THOUSAND LIKES? Jeez!! Thank you, I know I shouldn’t be one of those “wow mom look at me” type, but seriously, I’ve never had a comment hit this many likes ever. Thank you! I’ve seriously been enjoying reading all of your discussions here when I get the time :]

[JohnFBramfeld]

When these things first started showing up in Indiana we used these scented traps, except we were eventually using and filling 50 gallon lawn refuse bags.

[thedutchman]

I use the same traps, they work amazingly well! When my chickens see that bag coming they go nuts!

[maddyinthemaking]

I was swimming in a waterpark, and I found one of these guys in the water. I let it crawl on my hand until it bit me. I hate them now. Doing good work and keeping chickens fed

[almondjoys]

I used to have rose bushes in front of my house, now I house these beetles on the twigs they left behind. Buying this trap today 👏🏻

[holdenedwards]

Pounds of free protein for the birds. Huge win!

[MrMountainchris]

So many invasive species. Thank you for helping!

[nervousbunny]

The chickens: “Tonight ladies…. WE FEAST” *fierce cuckoo sounds*

[mrragerr]

These traps actually attract more beetles from the area to your specific property.

Mom got some for the garden years ago and we noticed our beetle population tripled in our yard (out in the country) we got rid of the traps and eventually the numbers returned to normal but i do not reccomend getting these unless theyre for a neighbor across the street

[InkMink]

Chickens are really the gift that keeps on giving

[GodsOath_com]

So cool you feed them to the dinosaurs. They love it.

[rugbynimbus]

For those who haven't encountered these, the bags of dead beetles quickly smell like the dumpster behind a Red Lobster.

[tiffsaver]

I LOVE your idea of feeding them to the chickens!! Creating a more sustainable and healthy world...

[spencerjteal]

Pro tip, freeze them and then feed. That way you don’t give the a chance to fly away. Effectively kill the bugs because they’re evasive

[zaappp]

RESCUE is the brand of traps. They make one that catches flies too that I saw on another channel that was having fly problems with their cattle. With the fly traps, there is a bottle that you hang on a string and dump a packet of bait and fill halfway with water. I wanted something to hang near dog kennels because we've had a big issue with flies this year.

In just one day, the bottle was a quarter full and completely full by the end of the week. The trap with bait was about $10 but you can dump the flies out and buy just the bait packets to refill it over and over. I ordered them on Amazon for less than $3 a piece.

The trap is amazing. I've never seen a product work so well getting rid of pests and apparently their Japanese Beetle traps work that good too.

[beckathawrecka]

I like that you are keeping it natural, using them for feed and compost. So smart and definitely resourceful! Better than poisoning the environment without much results, like what usually happens. This is a win in my book. Well done sir!

[Joe___R]

Those traps and the fly traps like it are great. Extremely effective and easy to use.

[jameslude]

Using biology and physics to trap bugs, now that is awesome, and probably very cost effective