I'm always delighted when my flowers attract a less stereotypical visitor! This shiny bugge has been around for a couple of days sipping that nectar
I'm always delighted when my flowers attract a less stereotypical visitor! This shiny bugge has been around for a couple of days sipping that nectar
Japanese beetle? They're cute, but eat rose-family plants voraciously! They are an invasive species
Ooh I hope not. But all my roses are invasive too, so oh well.
They can also kill trees if they get out of control, so it's not just the matter of having to replace some perennials.
Ok no. These fuckers gotta go.
Yeah, he's a cute lil guy, but his looks are deceptive.
You can use a spray bottles with very soapy sudsy water - if you get the bubbly suds on their bellies it apparently prevents them from breathing.
but I don't want to hurt them :(
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Bag a bug doesn't hurt them, the hormones attract them, then they fall into the bag and don't bother to fly out.
Also leave it up until you don't get any for a year, since they emerge from the grass.
Yeah, I get ya. Not sure then.
It's not just roses, there's tons of plants they'll decimate.
Bagabug takes care of 'em.
How confident are you with that identification? Here's another angle:
100%.
noooooooooooooooooo