Japanese beetles are killing me. Well, actually, they’re
not killing me, but they are killing many
lives that I hold dear.
The cherry tree that survived the attack of rust two
years ago that killed the other cherry trees is covered in skeletalized leaves. The nectarine tree is covered in beetles boring into the fruit and causing them to
shrivel and ooze juice. The grapes are putting up a valiant fight, growing new
shiney lime green leaves to replace the ones destroyed by the beetles only to
lose those new leaves within days.
Even the asparagus is covered in the nasty
creatures. I’ve never seen them go after asparagus before and if they kill mine
I just may hang up my shovel and go buy a condominium. What is there to do?
