So far today I have captured and killed 21 Asian Beetles is that a record? What's the most you've killed in a single day?

chris3403 wrote:So far today I have captured and killed 21 Asian Beetles is that a record? What's the most you've killed in a single day?many many moons ago we had an asian beetle invasion (and i'm not referring to a japanese cover band from osaka). didn't count 'em but it had to be hundreds of them. they were everywhere. we used a handheld vac to remove them. seemed to take forever and we were finding dead ones for weeks after. count your blessings!

We're using a small bug zapper light sitting on a countertop in our TT while its winterized. They're attracted to the light and then.... so far well in excess of 50, no fuss no muss. They collect beneath the light. Also keeping a small heater on in the TT to keep the bugs active so they'll go to the light.

Two years ago we got infested with them up in MN. We "killed" at least 50 a day. We had so many that we got out the vacuum hose connected to the central vacuum system with a long extension, and just left it out for when we saw more of them. We'd go from one end of the MH to the other thinking we had all of them. A couple of hours later there were more.We never did get rid of all of them until we put the DP into storage. Between the heat and then the freezing, there weren't any of them left alive in the spring.Bill

When I read the title of this thread, I thought you were talking about a new record by these guys! ;)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95By92a7Bqg

I opened this post thinking that the Chinese where now producing counterfeit “Beetles” albums! :B

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sayoung
Explorer
Jan 07, 2019
chris3403 wrote:
So far today I have captured and killed 21 Asian Beetles is that a record? What's the most you've killed in a single day?

Your not even in the game at 21. We got infested 2 years ago at our site at Lake Fork and over about 2 weeks of going everyday & vacumeinfpg them off walls & windows, takeing off sky light over shower, etc. , 1000 or better.
What ever you do, dont bug bomb them as they stink
dewey02
Explorer II
Jan 07, 2019
memtb wrote:
I opened this post thinking that the Chinese where now producing counterfeit “Beetles” albums! :B

Actually they are, and this is a huge problem. Google Chinese fake Beatle albums and you'll see the scope of this situation.
dewey02
Explorer II
Jan 07, 2019
gbopp wrote:
magicbus wrote:
memtb wrote:
I opened this post thinking that the Chinese where now producing counterfeit “Beetles” albums! :B
same here! Clicked on the thread thinking “now when did the fab 4 record on Asia”. :b

Dave

The Fab Four was the Beatles. This post is about Beetles. :B

Before they became The Beatles (with a capital The), they were The Silver Beetles!
drsteve
Explorer
Jan 07, 2019
A few years ago when there was a bumper crop of the beetles we had thousands of them everywhere. In the house, the garage, the TT... everywhere.

Shop vac is the only way to go.
doxiemom11
Explorer II
Jan 06, 2019
Hundreds! We were in farm country when we were infested. Kept finding them for months after. A couple years later it was stink bugs - they were as bad and finally dehydrated after a few months in the AZ desert. Hate both of those things and hope never to have them again.
CavemanCharlie
Explorer III
Jan 06, 2019
rk911 wrote:
chris3403 wrote:
So far today I have captured and killed 21 Asian Beetles is that a record? What's the most you've killed in a single day?

many many moons ago we had an asian beetle invasion (and i'm not referring to a japanese cover band from osaka). didn't count 'em but it had to be hundreds of them. they were everywhere. we used a handheld vac to remove them. seemed to take forever and we were finding dead ones for weeks after. count your blessings!

Same here. Except ours were in the thousands. Some days it was like a cloud close the the ground only it was Asian Beetles instead. I found a product called Tempo that you could mix up and spray around windows and doors. They seemed to kill a lot of them as they tired to get in.
gbopp
Explorer
Jan 05, 2019
magicbus wrote:
memtb wrote:
I opened this post thinking that the Chinese where now producing counterfeit “Beetles” albums! :B
same here! Clicked on the thread thinking “now when did the fab 4 record on Asia”. :b

Dave

The Fab Four was the Beatles. This post is about Beetles. :B
magicbus
Explorer II
Jan 04, 2019
memtb wrote:
I opened this post thinking that the Chinese where now producing counterfeit “Beetles” albums! :B
same here! Clicked on the thread thinking “now when did the fab 4 record on Asia”. :b

Dave
Johno02
Explorer
Jan 04, 2019
sorry, duplicate.
Johno02
Explorer
Jan 04, 2019
No where even close. Try a thousand or two every day for weeks. We (Gloriebkj and I)had an invasion down in Mississippi last year, and killed them by the thousands, Several times we had a Walmart bag over half full of dea or dieing ones. We used a portable vacuum and/or duct tape. In the beginning, we would use the vacuum, and would fill the container on it, empty it into a bag, and start over. As the invasion taper off, we started using duct tape patches, and could get several per patch. Hoping that we don't have a bunch of eggs hidden that will hatch this year when it gets warmer. Hopefully it will get cold enough around here to freeze and kill them.