Thread: Rosemary Beetle
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Old 23-06-2013, 11:20 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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On Sat, 22 Jun 2013 17:51:24 +0100, David Hill
wrote:

On 22/06/2013 17:30, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-06-22 14:31:29 +0100, said:

Sacha wrote:
Apparently they will feed on other aromatic plants such as lavender
and
thyme. Handsome little critters with those shiny stripes but I'd
prefer
not to find them munching their way through half my herbs. :/

http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/...e.aspx?pid=555

I must say I'd never heard of them till this thread, and so far
never seen them
David @ a damp and windy side of Swansea bay.

Thank goodnes! I thought it was only me.

I hadn't heard of asparagus beetle until recently.


Er.....


Now I'm getting worried, the lily beetle decimates lilies, the Rosemary
beetle is hitting Rosemary plants,
What is the Stag beetle up to?


Making lots of ruts in your formerly flat lawn?

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Cheers, Jake
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URGling from the other end of Swansea Bay where it's
unusually just like Dave's end, only better