How can I keep bugs off of my flowers?

We have so many Japanese beetles on our hibiscus this year and any time a new flower opens it's instantly attacked by the bugs. What are so home remedies I can use to repel against them? Thanks so much!! :)

How can I keep bugs off of my flowers?
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Your best bet would be to dust it with an organic Rotenone dust. Rotenone is made from plant oils that are poisonous to insects but to to us. Keep it dusted every 10-14 days and after very very heavy rains. This will either kill the beetles if they take a bite out of the foliage and blossoms or prevent them from even landing on the plant.



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Reply:Don't know of any home remedies for Japanese beetles, they are determined little things with no natural enemies in the states.

You can try a dish soap and water solution and spray the leaves, or do it the easy way...go to lowe's, home depot, wal-mart, etc. and buy a Japanese beetle trap/system.
Reply:They hate garlic. Someone on the gardenweb forum found a garlic-flavored olive oil spray in their cupboard and lightly sprayed their basil plants with it, %26amp; it got rid of the beetles.



Garlic spray:

Use up two cloves of garlic and a hot pepper in a pint of water. Strain, add a drop each of liquid Ivory soap and vegetable oil %26amp; spray on plants early in the morning or when it cool out.



You can also use a neem-based product to get rid of the beetles.



Some people position a bowl filled with soapy water (or oil) under the plant and tap lightly. They should fall out and drown in the solution. This procedure seems to be most effective in the morning or evening when the beetles are resting



Landscape with plants that are known to actively repel the adults, white mums, rue, tansy, larkspur, garlic, citronella.



Long-term prevention for Japanese Beetles is biological controls such as beneficial nematodes or a product called "milky spore," which attack the grubs, and prevent recurrence for years.



Mix in a Gallon of water:

1Tablsp liquid Ivory soap

1Tablsp cooking oil (or Horticultural oil)

1Tablsp hot Tabasco sauce

I haven't tried this on hibiscus, so I recommend starting with only 1 Tablesp of each of the oil %26amp; soap. You can go up to 2 Tablsp each if you test it on a leaf or flower first, %26amp; do this when it's cooler out. The sun can make the spray too concentrated %26amp; cause burning. Try to hit the Beetles because it works best when the oil coats the insects.
Reply:just enjoy the beetles instead



they are very beautiful up close



predators for them will arrive in time

I want info on supplementation of hibiscus leaves and flowers for hypercholesterol?

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I want info on supplementation of hibiscus leaves and flowers for hypercholesterol?
what are the other indian names for hibiscus??
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What is besan, sikkakai, henna, mehandi, fenugreek seeds, gooseberry powder, and amla?

Where do you get rose water and hibiscus leaves and flowers?

What is besan, sikkakai, henna, mehandi, fenugreek seeds, gooseberry powder, and amla?
Well henna and mehndi are both the same thing just one by one type in each of the things on yahoo images you will find out
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I don't know where you are, but Jacksonville has a couple of good ones. I'll be Whole Foods markets carry them.

Health food stores carry rose water.

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Help me identify this flowering plant?

It grows large (not enough to call it a tree though). the flowers are like double hibiscus and are pink initially and then take a darker hue. The leaves are maple leaf shaped and somewhat hairy.

Help me identify this flowering plant?
There is a variety of hibicus called Hibiscus syricus which sounds like this but it has hairless leaves and is deciduous. This could also be Hibiscus moscheutos, or Hibiscus mutabilis.
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Im looking for tropical flowers for tattoo ? Any ideas?

I am going to get a hibiscus flower, a lilly and.....pls help. thx

Im looking for tropical flowers for tattoo ? Any ideas?
Image search for the flowers you want, find the colors and shapes you like best. Then have someone who can draw really well sketch up a design for you. Or, if you can't find anyone to draw one for you, take the pictures you want to the tattoo artist and have him/her come up with a design. That way, it'll be a very unique design rather than a copy of a picture you find.



Those are really great flowers and I'm sure it will look gorgeous.
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How did chef Bun Lai come up with the menu at MIya's Sushi in New Haven?

Although the decor at Miya's Sushi wont win any design awards, it is the awe-inspiring pan Asian sushi menu that draws the crowds. Chef Bun Lai is a New England legend and guests here have been known to drive hours to dine here. At Miya Japanese restaurant, the menu incorporates combinations of ingredients one would never imagine to work. My favorite is wild narrow leaved cattail with brie cheese and a lemon dill sauce, delicately rolled sushi style and tempura fried whole. Other favorites include, snapper infused with beets and hibiscus flower; kobe beef ginger wine nigiro; raw salmon with tomatoes, capers and yuzu served on crackling hot rice chips; jumbo soft shell crab wrapped in potato skin, topped with taosted havarti and thumbnail sized fried baby crabs; squid and balck bean in a squid ink and chicken broth flavored spicy sushi roll...you must try it for yourself to believe it.

How did chef Bun Lai come up with the menu at MIya's Sushi in New Haven?
i would love to try it, but now that you are marketing it on here, i dont think i can, because that is against ya guidelines and i dont want to get in trouble. thanks a lot for ruining it for me.
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Cat urine vs. potted hibiscus?

I have a potted hibiscus that me cat urinated in. Since the incident, the plant hasn't flowered at all and all the leaves have fallen off. It is still green underneath, though. Is there any way to help it recover, or will it never flower again?

Cat urine vs. potted hibiscus?
I'd flush the hibiscus with a LOT of tepid water to remove as much of the urine/urea/ammonia as possible. I find it unlikely that ONE event has caused this; I have a hunch that Kitty has been pulling this stunt for a while. One way to prevent a recurrence is to get a clear plastic saucer bigger than the diameter of the pot (such as you'd normally set the plant IN), cut a hole in the center big enough to accomodate the stem of the plant, and a slit from the edge to the hole. Turn it upside down, and slip it around the stem of the plant to provide a shield. The cat can't get to the dirt, but you can easily remove the "shield" to water the plant. I suspect that after some time, and proper care, your hibiscus will flower again.
Reply:Yea, cat urin is extremely acidic. It killed the plan prbably. Water it alot to try to re-purify it, but chances are the plan is dead.
Reply:Best to do- re-plant the mixture with fresh dirt and put orange peelings and sprinkle cayenne peppers around the dirt and planter- this will keep all the kitties away!

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