Re: japanese beetles

**C* E* <C*@CatrionaTudorErler.com>**

That's when roses are wonderful!
Catriona
On Jul 19, 2012, at 10:32 AM, Carolyn Ulrich wrote:

> 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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