





Japanese beetles are back
They are infesting our raspberry patch. I go out every day and get as many as possible. I use a small bowl with a drop of soap and water. Usually they will just fall into it, but sometimes I need to shake the plant or even pick it off. I can get as many as 30 at a time! It does seem to help. They eat the leaves and can kill the plant. Last year our patch was almost dead by mid summer.