Re: japanese beetles

**C* U* <c*@sbcglobal.net>**

Speaking of pruning back totally, the mild winter apparently led to a  
great infestation of rust in Chicago. I thought I was the only victim  
until I read an article in the Chicago Tribune about all the rust at  
the Chicago Botanic Garden. My worst looking plant was my white  
KnockOut which in the past had been my most productive, easiest to  
care for plant. Basically I did nothing to it and it bloomed its head  
off. This spring it was so ugly with orange spots that I was ready to  
dig it out, then relented at the last minute and just cut it back to  
the ground. The plant has rejuvenated itself and is now about 18  
inches tall and blooming on pristine foliage.

Carolyn Ulrich

On Jul 18, 2012, at 10:01 PM, Catriona Erler wrote:

> Wish that were true for me.  I had a spectacular flowering of my  
> two  Rosa Candy Oh™ Vivid Red, but then the Japanese beetles arrived  
> and ate the leaves to lace.  I had to prune the shrubs back totally,  
> which is a pain since these roses are so thorny.  I bear the wounds  
> of my zeal (and lack of leather gauntlet gloves).
> Catriona
> On Jul 18, 2012, at 10:45 PM, Gloria Day wrote:
>
>> Not as much to attract them, post
>> bloom.
>
> Catriona Tudor Erler
> 965 Pintail Lane
> Charlottesville, VA 22903
> 434 953-6780
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