Bonnie, Highly doubtful that they are poisonous.? If they were, I would have one less cat and fewer dogs.? They like to play with them and eat them.? I squirt Ivory dishwashing liquid around all the plant areas.? I don't know if it works?to keep them away, but I never seem to have them in the front yard, only in the back.? No real plants in the back.? But, I do have a young tree, in the back,?that's looking rather sickly.? Maybe I need to see if they are working on that one. Laura Thomas P.S. If anyone knows a good way to get rid of Black Widow and Brown Recluse spiders, please share.? They keep trying to eat my dogs :-( -----Original Message----- From: Bonnie Dinsmore <vonadlerhof@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; CHGermanShepherdShowDogsList@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tue, 3 Jul 2007 1:51 pm Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] JAPANESE BEETLES!! Do any of you have a good home remedy to kill these things? They are invading my flowers this year, and I don't want to use pesticides if I can help it-due to the dogs & wildlife (many hummingbirds too). The beetles are also in my water buckets--I just dump them often, but are they poisonous in the dogs drinking water? Just curious. The only remedy I have tried is spraying dish liquid & water on the plants....don't know if this really helps yet. Any info would be appreciated! Thanks! Bonnie Dinsmore Von Adlerhof German Shepherds & Japanese Beetles :o) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ ________________________________________________________________________ AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at AOL.com. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================