i've just found a few beetles on my rosebush. posted about it on another forum i go to and someone referred me here.
this looks like a great site...wonder why it didn't come up when i did a google search on the beetles??
anyhoo. this is a big problem for me as i just transplanted 6 rosebushes, a hydrangea and a peony from the neighbors garden (they're moving and the house will continue to be a rental so they said i could take what i wanted from the garden since it hadn't been maintained in years). i was not a happy camper when i saw the beetles. they hit the hydrangea first then were on the
rose when i found them. this particular
rose is one that i've had for a few years...pretty healthy in spite of the black spot - the
roses i transplanted aren't doing to well and now they're in shock...they just don't need to be attacked by the beetles. they got to the hydrangea (i never knew until recently that they ate anything other than
roses) but i think that will be okay - they got some of the leaves, not all tho.
lol, my dad was here and i was talking about it...he sprayed the bugs with some Off insect repellant. it killed them (and the parts of the
rose that got sprayed) but no real damage done to the bush.
i like the idea of the fruit in the bucket of water with soap. i'd seen that same basic solution given on the other sites i'd visited. (they didn't mention putting fruit in it tho...good idea to attrack the buggers!). i did keep seeing that Dawn brand of dish soap works the best (don't know why).