Just a disgusting photo

Joan Corrie · Jul 17, 2002

I neglected to spray the roses for a couple of days and came home yesterday to this!!! Maybe I'll switch to zinnias.

I didn't do such a hot job with the photo, either. Oh well, I was just wanting to document the extent of these destructive little critters. Joan

Kate Malone · Jul 17, 2002

Joan Corrie said:
I neglected to spray the roses for a couple of days and came home
yesterday to this!!! Maybe I'll switch to zinnias.

I didn't do such a hot job with the photo, either. Oh well, I was
just wanting to document the extent of these destructive little
critters. Joan

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Ben Hoogendoorn97775 · Jul 17, 2002

Do you know what those bugs are called?

Joan Corrie said:
I neglected to spray the roses for a couple of days and came home
yesterday to this!!! Maybe I'll switch to zinnias.

I didn't do such a hot job with the photo, either. Oh well, I was
just wanting to document the extent of these destructive little
critters. Joan

koo22 · Jul 17, 2002

Wow, if that's what happens when you grow roses, I'll NEVER do it. Yuck!!! What are they? That picture reminds me of a nightmare. K.

Joan Corrie said:
Joan Corrie said:

I didn't do such a hot job with the photo, either. Oh well, I was

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just wanting to document the extent of these destructive little
critters. Joan

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Joan Corrie · Jul 17, 2002

They are Japanese beetles...but don't blame the Japanese. I understand our US Dept of Agriculture imported them to combat some other agricultural pests and these are worse than the former. I don't want to sound cynical, but does that surprise you??? Joan

Icepick said:
Joan Corrie said:

I neglected to spray the roses for a couple of days and came home
yesterday to this!!! Maybe I'll switch to zinnias.

I didn't do such a hot job with the photo, either. Oh well, I was
just wanting to document the extent of these destructive little
critters. Joan

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Ben Hoogendoorn97775 · Jul 17, 2002

No I'm not surprised. We humans are soooo smart aren't we? I just have to shake my head (again)!

Joan Corrie said:
Icepick said:

Joan Corrie said:

I neglected to spray the roses for a couple of days and came home
yesterday to this!!! Maybe I'll switch to zinnias.

I didn't do such a hot job with the photo, either. Oh well, I was
just wanting to document the extent of these destructive little
critters. Joan

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dmf · Jul 17, 2002

While I'm sorry the flowers were lost, the bugs themselves were great looking! It would have been interesting to see a tightly focused close up, if you had caught one for a few minutes.

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dmf

Frank Vigil · Jul 17, 2002

Joan:

Uhm, this is a family zone..in the future, please put a warning to at least say "don't view before dinner" LOL!!!!

That is GROSS...

Frank

Joan Corrie said:
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Joan Corrie said:
I neglected to spray the roses for a couple of days and came home
yesterday to this!!! Maybe I'll switch to zinnias.

I didn't do such a hot job with the photo, either. Oh well, I was
just wanting to document the extent of these destructive little
critters. Joan

--
Whimsy is salvation for a life taken too seriously.
http://www.pbase.com/poetrunner/photo_musings

Frank Vigil · Jul 17, 2002

dmf:

And I'll bet you really get into watching all those "up close and personal" medical surgery shows on the Discovery Channel, too?

dmf said:
While I'm sorry the flowers were lost, the bugs themselves were
great looking! It would have been interesting to see a tightly
focused close up, if you had caught one for a few minutes.

--

dmf

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Whimsy is salvation for a life taken too seriously.
http://www.pbase.com/poetrunner/photo_musings

Gregory Urbancik · Jul 17, 2002

I used to get horrible infestations of them on my roses in New Jersey, but I have been living in Japan for three years now and ironically have yet to see one of those over here. We have other beetles that eat our roses, but not what we call "Japanese beetles."

-- Gregory Urbancik

Joan Corrie said:
Icepick said:

Joan Corrie said:

I neglected to spray the roses for a couple of days and came home
yesterday to this!!! Maybe I'll switch to zinnias.

I didn't do such a hot job with the photo, either. Oh well, I was
just wanting to document the extent of these destructive little
critters. Joan

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Joan Corrie · Jul 18, 2002

I hope I'm not blaming the USDA unfairly. It seems they get worse every year. I'm going to switch to another spray that I hope will be more effective. Joan

Gregory Urbancik said:
I used to get horrible infestations of them on my roses in New
Jersey, but I have been living in Japan for three years now and
ironically have yet to see one of those over here. We have other
beetles that eat our roses, but not what we call "Japanese beetles."

-- Gregory Urbancik

dpd · Jul 18, 2002

Joan Corrie said:
I neglected to spray the roses for a couple of days and came home
yesterday to this!!! Maybe I'll switch to zinnias.

I didn't do such a hot job with the photo, either. Oh well, I was
just wanting to document the extent of these destructive little
critters. Joan

Joan, Japanese beetles are equally destructive to trees. Here is one of about 500 I found one day in a tree in the back yard. He was nice enough to let me take his picture.
Dan D.

Bob the Printer88467 · Jul 18, 2002

Frank Vigil said:
Joan:

Uhm, this is a family zone..in the future, please put a warning to
at least say "don't view before dinner" LOL!!!!

Well the subject line did say it was a disgusting photo didn't it??

Sincerely, Bob the Printer

xsquidx · Jul 18, 2002

The usda imported the Japanese beetles because they cost less and were more dependable than their american counterparts, lol.

Jerry

Joan Corrie said:
Icepick said:

Joan Corrie said:

I neglected to spray the roses for a couple of days and came home
yesterday to this!!! Maybe I'll switch to zinnias.

I didn't do such a hot job with the photo, either. Oh well, I was
just wanting to document the extent of these destructive little
critters. Joan

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Joan Corrie · Jul 18, 2002

Dan, that's probably as good a thing as you can say about it!!!
Joan

dpd said:
Joan, Japanese beetles are equally destructive to trees. Here is
one of about 500 I found one day in a tree in the back yard. He was
nice enough to let me take his picture.
Dan D.

Frank Vigil · Jul 18, 2002

Yeah, Bob, but you know how it is.... "Don't Touch - Wet Paint" and of course, there's a host of fingerprints in the paint.
Frank
Whimsy is salvation for a life taken too seriously.
http://www.pbase.com/poetrunner/photo_musings

Bob Dolson said:
Frank Vigil said:

Joan:

Uhm, this is a family zone..in the future, please put a warning to
at least say "don't view before dinner" LOL!!!!

Click to expand...

Well the subject line did say it was a disgusting photo didn't it??

Sincerely, Bob the Printer

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