Japanese Beetles & My Fruit Cocktail Tree.

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3. Make sure the beetle traps are far away from the tree.

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As far away as possible. If you have a small yard, don't use beetle traps.

I discovered through sad experience that the traps lure many more of them into my yard than would normally be there.

Best thing is to 3/4 fill a paper cup with water and a couple of drops of dish detergent, hold it close underneath whatever they are perched on, and tip them into the soapy water. Their instinct is to drop down to avoid capture. Keep hand-picking them like this and you'll see some reduction in their numbers.