The trap I have is a pheromone trap, and I don’t think it’s too late to put one out. The pheromones do attract from a relatively large area, which means if they are in your neighbors yards but not yours then it might not be a good idea, but that doesn’t seem like your issue.
I was actually trying to get asiatic beetles with this trap, which are nocturnal, but the oriental beetles seem very active at dusk in my area.
The adults eat leaves, and the grubs eat roots. The asiatic one’s love basil if you’re willing to plant that as a trap/sacrificial crop. They are pretty bad at flying, which is why hand picking them into soapy water works so well.
If you want to try to target the grubs next spring, a product called milky spore should help, although I’ve never tried it myself.
Thanks. I have a lot of oriental beetles and I also see Japanese ones. I don’t know if my neighbors have them or not, I have an empty lot on one side of my house so that neighbor is fairly far away.
I don’t think it’s a cap, but I’m not sure. It looks solid. I guess I’ll take the pliers to it and see if I learn anything. There’s not just one, of course.
With all of the bullshit proclamations Trump has made and will certainly continue to make with no official approvals… If we get a decent president next time, can they simply change them back to something like they were or something decent at least? Like, I know that is not how it is “supposed” to work, but if he did it, can someone else too?
For instance ending tariffs, departing Iran, allowing trans people to have identification in their chosen names again, changing the Gulf of Mexico name back, etc etc etc. just to name a few things he has made proclamations about.
I think if Trump has taught us anything, it’s that presidents can be doing all sorts of shit no one thought presidents could (or should) do. So I think, yes.
I put a trap out last night and there are already a bunch in it. I’ve also been dropping them into soapy water when I see them and getting some that way. Overall, I think I’m pretty late in the season to help much with as much damage that’s already been done, but maybe it will help some. I will start early next spring. It’s quite annoying losing flowers to bugs, I need to pay better attention.
I have recently been experiencing a new physical sensation after eating certain foods. Within about 15 minutes of a meal, I have noticed a tightness in the back of my throat and swallowing feels weird after eating certain foods. I am not having any trouble breathing, or noticing any other rashes, swelling, or other symptoms.
So far, I have experienced this after eating pinto beans, cannellini beans, and butter beans. But I seem to be able to eat several other beans without experiencing this, such as black beans, and garbanzo beans/chickpeas.
Does this sound like a food allergy? I’ve never had food allergies before (I have one very specific food intolerance, to quinoa, but those symptoms are completely different-- painful stomach cramping, and sometimes vomiting).
I suspect I should see an allergist about this, however last time I needed to see one, it took over six months to get an appointment. Should I avoid eating these foods in the meantime? I’m vegetarian, enjoy these foods, and eat a lot of beans!
I’d also love to hear people’s descriptions of what food allergies are like for them.
I have a SIL who developed acute food allergies when her daughter was a toddler. She goes into shock, her throat closes up. YES go see a doc!
I have a mild food allergy that I didn’t even realize was one for decades: really sharp cheese and vinegar make me feel warm. I just thought that was what “sharp” cheese meant, ditto the acid in vinegar, it was normal to me.
We had to take allergy/epipen training every year with nurses from the children’s hospital and one of the descriptions people use for food allergy is throat itching or tightness.
So I would definitely start the ball rolling with your primary care doctor and get on the waitlist for the allergist.
Are these all canned beans, or beans you cooked yourself? I am wondering if some beans have an additive that is triggering these symptoms, rather than the beans themselves
If I plan to/ hope to leave my current job and at that point I’d be getting the worst health insurance possibly most likely (whatever is cheapest on the exchange) do you think it might be worth it for me right now during open enrollment to enroll in our AFLAC group accident insurance or even he critical illness plans?
It’s $8/mo and if you are enrolled when you leave you can take it with you at that cost.
It has never seemed necessary to me because our company provided insurance is really excellent but I see the potential value in other circumstances.
Fwiw it might be a food allergy but it might also be some kind of of…not technically an allergy but a physical thing?
Your description sounds a lot like what used to happen to me when eating nuts. I went to an allergist, we did a bunch of allergy testing, it all came back negative. Eventually she sent me to an otolaryngologist and it turned out it was a physical irritation problem! I did voice therapy for a few months on zoom and learned how to squeeze my voice box less so it wasn’t as inflamed. I had no idea that that was even an option. It was great and now I have no throat weirdness when eating nuts!
