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Our grape vines where attacked by Japanese beetles. Can we still help the grapes ripen?

We have 3 grape vines in our back yard. Both last year and this year the vines where heavy with lots of grapes. Last year, Japanese beetles ate most of the leaves and the fruit just died without ever ripening. This year we put out a bunch of beetle traps. We had 15 pounds of dead beetles, but this was not enough, so we started spraying. The spay protected the leaves, but I'm afraid it was too late. About 20 percent of our leaves are damaged. Is there anything we can do at this point to save our grape harvest this year? Should we prune off bunches that start to die? Would this help other bunches survive?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Prune off all the dead leaves that have been damaged. Some fertilizer,will be helpful.

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  • 5 years ago

    Beetle doesnt sound like ur issue! I believe these things came off ur plant, but they dont leave just the veins and arent even partial to grapes. The jap beetle is a full blown plague, but they have other tastes. Look up and identify bug, as there are hundreds of varieties of beetles, most ground eaters. Instantly, u can put 5 drops of soap in a spray bottle and soak whole grape vine with soapy suds. This chokes smaller creatures, ur guys...dont know what they are. Soap cant hurt, regardless!

  • 1 decade ago

    My father never had Japanese beetles on his grape vines, and he never had to put out traps. He did, however, have them on his peach tree. May I ask if you have anything else planted nearby? Also, have you tried planting wild rose bushes in the vicinity of the grapes? For whatever reason, they will flock to the roses instead of the grapes and your grapes will be saved.

    Deer used to be our big problem with grapes, so I can safely say that sometimes the branches and leaves are eaten or broken, but the grapes will still grow.

  • 1 decade ago

    that is pretty serious, try pruning off the dead leaves or sections that have been damaged, use a bit of fertilizer, and try to get them back to normal, but it really depends on where you live, try going to your local fresh market, gardening centre, or florist for some advice, if possible, replant them in a green house

    this year's harvest might be hard to determine, but try to get your grape vines growing healthy before anything else

    hope this advice helped^_^

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  • 1 decade ago

    Plant more grapes in different regions within Japan.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Bless your hearts!

    It is a wait and see situation. Don't do anything except watering for now.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It too hot today here.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    yes buudy

  • 1 decade ago

    no

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