Re: Asian beetle control

is it a Japanese beetle?
coppery coloured body, emerald green head
voracious, eats everything
seems to fit your description, google an image

hope this helps, dan

On 2 August 2015 at 16:17, Sally Williams <gardenlit@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Carolyn,
>
> It's not the viburnum leaf beetle - no antenna and different color. I found
> some in the bird bath so I might be able to get a photograph. It is now
> stripping the asters - eats all the leaf and leaves a skeleton.
>
> Anything that could kill off bishops weed is to be feared.
>
> Sally
>
> On Sun, Aug 2, 2015 at 2:29 PM, Carolyn Ulrich <cultivated13@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > http://my.chicagobotanic.org/news/pest-alert-viburnum-leaf-beetle/
> >
> >  Hello Sally,
> >
> > Hi Sally,
> >
> > Look at the photos in this link from the Chicago Botanic Garden and see
> if
> > this looks like your guys. We have a new infestation of the viburnum leaf
> > beetle here. The photo of the beetle itself is very clear, but it appears
> > to be chewing  on viburnums.  At least so far.
> >
> > Carolyn Ulrich
> >
> > http://my.chicagobotanic.org/news/pest-alert-viburnum-leaf-beetle/
> >
> >
> >
> > > I have an invasion of "asian beetles" in my Maine garden. Saw them in
> > > Boston ten years ago but didn't know they were destructive. Dark copper
> > > color, about 3/8 inches long, feed at night, have stripped and killed
> > > bishop's weed, coreopsis, basil, marigolds, coleus. Even find them in
> my
> > > kitchen sink.
> > >
> > > Does anyone know the name of this scourge and a control for it? Can't
> > even
> > > look it up without a name...
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Sally
> > >
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