HerbSuperb!

-----  Sunday, 3rd April 2011  -----

I felt completely evil, but I did it.

I hunted down that Japanese beetle and I stomped on it (same as I do to snails in my garden)  :(  I still feel so guilty, but my sage has already thanked me by looking pretty.  Ah well, c'est la vie :S

 -----  Sunday, 27th March 2011  -----

I have always observed and marvelled at the vigour of my sage plant.  This Salvia species has seen many a generation of beetle on my rooftop.  I have so far made no effort to remove the beetles, hoping somehow that this particular visitor had some positive effect somewhere else in my garden.  Both adult and larvae LOVE this plant and eat its leaves at a fast pace.  But good old sage is stronger and produces new growth at an even faster one, in a somewhat defiant manner :)  It has even started to flower now, despite its very nibbled state.

Has anyone had similar beetles visiting their sage? The adult beetle is beautiful, with a sort of metallic stripey thing going on with its carapace.  Any beetle enthusiasts willing to suggest a name?!