Bonide Chemical Japanese Beetle Trap

Wow, this trap is effective! We had another brand of trap up for a few months (Spectracide) that wasn't catching many beetles...we replaced it with the Beetle Bagger, and the bag is full after 2 days. The lure scent is definitely stronger, or more inviting to beetles, than other brands. The plastic bag hanger is also a better design than Spectracide's, which requires an extra hook (not included) to hang.

Amazing! 10 stars! It traps beetles within just a few minutes of hanging it out properly. The pheromones are odorous—that’s the magic. The rubber open capsule must contain some sort of something that works with the pheromone cake—leave it & just trust it & hang at the proper height. Follow the instructions by not peeling the foil 100%. You’ll have an extremely high kill rate for only $10 (it’s an excellent value) and your flowers will fare 90% better than without this trap. I’d like to embrace the inventor. I have gently emptied the bag (of live & dead beetles) at a rate of every several days, rinsed & re-hung it (not in the instructions though) with loads of continued success through rain, wind & sun. Live beetles trapped—I emptied by placing the mouth of the bag over a jar of water that has a few drops of dish soap—this breaks the surface tension. The remaining live beetles die by drowning.

I just received these traps and immediately set them up. Within 15 minutes two beetles had already been trapped. Now, about three hours later, I have 9 trapped beetles across two traps. They have a very powerful, floral smelling lure—that obviously works. I’m curious to see how long the lure lasts, but first impressions are very positive.

I’ve had it out for less than an hour and I already have 25 Beatles! I give it a five for how well it works I give it a 1 for how poor the directions are! The directions say not to remove the product on the actual attractant packaging but I did not see that. The trick is to leave the attractant in the package peel back the top layer and the whole plastic attractant holder slips into the top part of the contraption. The end of the bag with a tiny holes goes at the bottom and the part of the bag with the four holes goes at the top. Hope that helps someone

I decided to plant an organic flower garden that attracts butterflies this summer. At first, I saw a few of these colorful & shiny beetles and didn't think nothing of it. But it didn't take long before they multiplied and I saw how destructive they really are. If not for this Beetle Bagger product, I probably wouldn't even have a flower garden right now. I went through 3 bags before the beetles disappeared from my flower garden entirely. I have another box of this product on standby in case anymore come around again. This process is kinda gross, though. I hate to cause such a horrible & prolonged death on any creature, even these destructive beetles. I'm sure most ppl think I'm crazy, though. But it was either them or my flower garden & butterflies, bees & other pollinators. I could only look at the full bags long enough to put them in a trash bag, many were still alive - just hopelessly trapped. But, NO HARMFUL CHEMICALS were needed, and that's a huge plus!