Re: Asian beetle control

It's not a Japanese beetle. We have plenty of those and compared to this
one is a blessing!

Thanks,
Sally

On Sun, Aug 2, 2015 at 4:23 PM, Dan Clost <dan.clost@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Sally Williams
> > > > 1593 Pequawket Trail
> > > > PO Box 105
> > > > Hiram ME 04041
> > > > 207-625-4762
> > > >
> > > > "What dreadful hot weather we have!  It keeps me in a continual state
> > of
> > > > inelegance,"
> > > > Jane Austen, Sept. 1796.
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-- 
Sally Williams
1593 Pequawket Trail
PO Box 105
Hiram ME 04041
207-625-4762

"What dreadful hot weather we have!  It keeps me in a continual state of
inelegance,"
Jane Austen, Sept. 1796.
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