

Japanese beetles are welcome at my garden. I need a few every year to keep the milky spore active. I put it on my lawn many years ago and only see a handful every year since. Beetle traps are great for increasing Japanese beetle populations - they are attracted to the traps and many fall to the ground and lay their eggs. Japanese beetles also attract moles and skunks.
A nearby town had a mole problem - the moles were eating beetle grubs in lawns - homeowners used poison peanuts to get rid of the moles - boom, BIG skunk invasion.
Amish trick. Spray your tomatoes with milk. The calcium stops blossom end rot. Spraying milk is also effective against many tomato fungus.