Anyone else notice this about Japanese beetles?

[msomnipotent]

I have a little bit of basil growing in my yard, and it is the only thing the beetles haven't tried to completely devour. I noticed that the few times I have caught them on my basil, they moved very slow and sluggish. They were removed and killed. Then I started to see more of them, but they were already dead. Has anyone noticed Japanese beetles eating their basil and living?

[Sniper-T]

haven't heard of that before, but we don't have them up here yet...

Great tip though, next year, plant basil around your other crops as a barrier

[ladyhk13]

Good for the garden but probably won't work for fruit trees since they just fly to them...bummer.

[msomnipotent]

I was thinking of crushing some basil and adding to a spray bottle, but I would have to dilute it with water or use all of my basil. But it would be an interesting experiment.

[ladyhk13]

It would! I wonder if your veggies would have a basil taste to them as they grew. Hm......tomato's and basil.