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Old August 18, 2018   #12
wildcat62
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Originally Posted by brownrexx View Post
I have a small cup of plain water (no soap) and I walk along the beans and knock the beetles into the water. They especially like my rhubarb leaves so I collect a lot there. I am done eating rhubarb for the season so it is not a big loss there.

I do this every day during July for 15 minutes or so and that keeps them from getting too bad in my garden. After collecting them I dump the cup of beetles into my chicken's water bowl and they go nuts eating them. Apparently they are a big treat.
I can see those chickens now.
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