Thanks for posting this, Margaret- it's given me some new ideas to try this year! I've also found that certain pole bean varieties seem to attract JBs while others don't and also have had good luck with Rattlesnake. I don't have roses but the beetles LOVE the Rose of Sharon buds (that are way too close to the garden) and also turn apple leaves into lace. Milky spore didn't seem to work for me either and I never used the bags because of reading that they just attract more. We've got loads of birds and bats, too, but not enough to keep up with the JBs, I guess.
kath
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