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Shiny, 'rainbow' like, mostly golden, about 3/8" to 1/2" long attacking
my eggplants. Does anyone know what they are?

VR,
TWH

Colorado beetle?

http://www.crocus.co.uk/whatsgoingon/sciencenews/?

On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 14:53:02 -0400, "Tom Hooper"
wrote:

Shiny, 'rainbow' like, mostly golden, about 3/8" to 1/2" long attacking
my eggplants. Does anyone know what they are?

VR,
TWH

Colorado beetles would eat eggplants but they are not shiny or
rainbow like.
Japanese beetles? They fit the description. Do they eat eggplants?
Probably, but I don't grow eggplant and we don't have very many
Japanese beetles here (Not yet, more every year though).

Steve

Richard Wright wrote:
Colorado beetle?

http://www.crocus.co.uk/whatsgoingon/sciencenews/?

On Tue, 22 Jun 2004 14:53:02 -0400, "Tom Hooper"
wrote:

Shiny, 'rainbow' like, mostly golden, about 3/8" to 1/2" long attacking
my eggplants. Does anyone know what they are?

VR,
TWH

Looked in a book. Seems like Japanese beetles allright. Just have to pick
them off every day.
Thanks.
VR,
TWH