Attack of the Japanese Beetles

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Snapped this photo of two Japanese beetles on my rose of sharon blooms. They look all nice with their shiny green metallic-green bodies and copper-colored wing covers. But don't let that fool you. They will destroy your flowers. They are also on my roses and butterfly bushes. I have what is called a "Bag-A-Bug" in the front and back. It has a sweet scent that attracts the bugs, they fly in the bag and cannot get out. You can also spray your bushes with a Dawn soap and water mixture. Even with these bags, I still see beetles on the blooms. They move very slow, which makes it easy to just pick them off. I get a cup of soapy water for the bugs, then off they go to their demise, inside the no exit bags. So I go out at least once or twice a day to check for bugs. The morning is the best, they move slower then. Reminds me of the Brad Paisley song.. checking for ticks. Ha! That is for another post. But this is all worth it to have blooms in the garden. Some years are worse than others. Always something. But worth the time.