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elderberries - mary422 - 07-02-2006
Can anyone tell me if elderberries, especilly the new variety 'Black Lace' are susceptible to Japanese Beetles? I have enough problems with Japanese Beetles - I don't want to plant anything else that they will eat on.
Re: elderberries - Judyboo - 07-14-2006
Hi, I'm new here, but I'll jump in. I have 2 elderberry bushes and have never noticed Japanese Beetles on them so I did a search and found that Elderberries aren't plagued by them. The site I found the info on is:
http://agebb.missouri.edu/hort/meg/archives/v6n14/meg2.htm