Re: Japanese beetles & Wheel Bugs

In a message dated 1/9/03 4:21:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
mmorgan@wcgnet.net writes:


> Last summer I had the worst JB infestation ever here, quite heavy on the
> asparagus ferns.  But I also saw for the first time in my life a wheel bug,
> the largest of the assassin bugs.  And he spent the summer moving up and
> down the asparagus bed eating Japanese Beetles!


Merri, can you breed this wheel bug and ship me some--LOL!  The JBs like to 
perch in my asparagus patch too--when I go out to handpick the JBs I always 
look there first. I haven't particularly noticed whether they are actually 
eating the asparagus foliage, though; I thought they were just sunning and/or 
cruising for mates. After the asparagus, the roses and crepe myrtles are 
their favorite meal spots. Sometimes they sit on the wasted flowers of 
liatrus as well.
Bill Lee

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