Japanese Beetles Drool

So... I have been seriously down in the dumps about Japanese stupid Beetles.  They ruined our trees.  Our brand new baby trees.  Not only ours, but most every one's in our neighborhood, which makes me feel a tad better!  But for real.  I was minding my own business watering my little flowers that I planted below these trees when I look up and am totally sickened by what I see.  An infestation of Japanese Beetles.  I know these things started coming around a couple years ago.  They were on the news and everything, but I guess I thought they were lying or something. Not only was I sickened by the beetles, but by the cluster formation of holes they were leaving in the leaves.  Anyone who knows me, knows that I have a thing about anything that comes in clusters.  I just can't handle it. It gives me that nails down a chalkboard feeling, and I am just completely grossed out.  I have looked into this and it is an actual phobia... but I digress.... another post for another time.

Nasty!

They have eaten through every leaf.

Back on the cluster thing.... I found more clusters under some wood chips... I don't know what the heck it is... but do you see those little circles in the cluster formation.  YUCK.

Honey combs are also extremely hard for me to look at... and guess what we have on our porch and in our bushes....  I have tried to condition myself to look at things like this, but in the end... I just get the major heebeejeebees.

And THAT is the end of THAT post!!!