Japanese Beetle Trap

Step 5: Bait the trap

-put the lid on the bucket
-put the funnel in the hole
-open the bait lure and hang on hook
-watch the swarm approach
Oh you will also need a shovel to dig a hole to bury your catch(ashes to ashes and what not). Make sure they are dead before they go in the ground. They are beetles and have no problem digging out. A solution of soapy water will drown them quickly.

Comments

[instructamaker]

My little brother will love this once we try to make it

[rosewood513]

shouldn't the lure be in the bucket? How do they get in if the lure is outside. Any trap I ever made asks for the lure to be inside so they go after it.
Thanks

[senorspacehead]

The lure needs to be above the trap so the scent can travel on the wind. They are very poor at landing and will crash into the lure and then fall into the trap.