Truthfully, I’d feel better with deer eating my floral friends- right now it’s beetles chomping everything!
@QueenOfEverything Uh oh, Japanese Beetles?
yep.... they've decimated my dahlia leaves and now are attacking the flowers. this didn't happen last year... but my garden is a 24 hour smorgasbord for beetles!
the other irritating bugs that live in dahlias are earwigs- they don't eat the flower but they have a wicked sting!
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i didn't know earwigs stung. hmmm, i shall be more cautious dealing with them.
@holon42
My first bite- it really stings- but it doesn't leave any mark. Earwigs are known for eating decayed material in the lawn & garden... but it turns out my dahlia leaves & flowers are more delicious. That's a declaration of war!