Use This Kitchen Staple To Banish June Bugs For Good

While the living is easy in summertime, it's not all good. Although summer can be a great time of year, it's also the time when a lot of bugs and pests come out to wreak havoc on your garden and make your home their own. One common pest you're likely to see in the summer months is the June bug, also known as a May beetle or June beetle. This beetle comes out during the summer months and is especially active from May to July each year. If this bug appears in your garden, it can become a major nuisance and cause a lot of damage to your favorite plants. You should be sure to check your plants for pests regularly, and if you notice June bugs, you should take steps to eliminate them.

Luckily, you don't need to make a special trip to the store or get anything you don't already have on hand. As long as you have a dish soap, such as Dawn Ultra Dishwashing Liquid, you'll be in great shape. When used in water, dish soap will help drown the bugs and get them out of your hair for good. While you'll need to handpick them to get them into the solution, this can be a great method for a small infestation.

To get rid of June bugs, fill a bucket with water and add dish soap. Then, place the bucket near any plants that have June bugs on them. Be sure to approach June bugs carefully to avoid scaring them away. Put on some gloves and start picking June bugs off of your plants using your hands, placing them in the bucket. Once the June bugs land in the bucket of water, they'll be unable to escape due to the soap and will drown.

While this is one of the best methods for killing June bugs, especially if dealing with a small infestation, there are other ways to deter June bugs using dish soap. To do this, get some garlic cloves or minced garlic and let it steep in water for 24 hours or more. Then, add the garlic water to a spray bottle that's filled with soap. Spray the solution on your lawn or other areas where you want to keep the pests away. This will help deter June bugs and prevent them from coming to your yard and garden in the first place. The solution will also kill some pests on contact. Keep in mind that it's safe to use dish soap to kill lawn pests, but only if you dilute it properly. Otherwise, you risk killing your lawn, too!

June bugs aren't as widespread as many other types of pests, but they are very common in some areas. June bugs are beetles and are part of the scarab family. They're about 1 inch long and can be found in both North and South America, particularly in warm areas. In the United States, those in the southern states are most at risk.

If you have June bugs around your home, they can cause a lot of damage to plants. They eat fruits, vegetables, and leaves and can make a noticeable difference in the appearance of your lawn and garden or any trees and shrubs that you have around. They eat the roots of plants and can kill them, including grass, causing brown patches. June bugs can also attract other animals and pests to your home as well, including rodents, birds, and frogs.

Aside from using dish soap to deter and get rid of June bugs, many other methods can help with the goal, as well. Using commercial pesticides, adding nematodes (microscopic worms) to the lawn, spraying essential oils, and using other gardening hacks can help you keep them away and kill them if an infestation is already present.