tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090053058310584097.post7995873403001119363..comments2023-05-21T05:35:59.283-04:00Comments on In the Field: Asiatic Garden BeetlesTeresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04628471774296555013noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2090053058310584097.post-20465186236573601572010-07-24T22:53:59.338-04:002010-07-24T22:53:59.338-04:00hi, i'm in va. and found these beetles on my b...hi, i'm in va. and found these beetles on my basil last year. i went out at night with a flashlight and found all the plants covered in bugs and when i smashed them they smelled like basil, so i dubbed them basil bugs. this year i found them in some rose standards i'd moved to my front porch under lights. i moved the roses and repeatedly flooded the soil to bring the bugs out, 5-6 days in a row. no more of them bothering the roses. now i don't turn my lights on outside much! deniseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com