......I saw these in the Botanical Garden at Edwards Gardens in Toronto. they were covering a some bushes. some leaves were totally destroyed.is it some kind of Lady bug. if someone can identify them, I would be pleased o find out.
Robert Velten @robv and Carol Imes @cimes1 both identified them as Japanese beetles.
They are beetles and they will eat and kill your flowers ,leaves. They sell spray for that.I remember them when my father had Rose bushes,they are bad news.go to a flower nursery garden or a store that maybe they can tell you what to use or go on-line for research.It was many years sense I have seen these beetles. BAD BEETLES!!
These are an introduced pest the Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica. There should be many options available for controlling them, go to a garden center and talk to the staff about how they effect control. They can build to incredible numbers and do damage to flowers, foliage and fruit. The larvae can be turf pests causing browning and dead areas in grassy areas when they feed on roots. http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/orn/beetles/japanese_beetle.htm
They look like Japanese beetles to me. They used to destroy our roses when we lived up North. We don't have them here in Florida. Great focus to get this shot.
@bkbinthecity Brian, I found out that they're Japanese beetles and yes, they are a pest. I don't have them. this picture was taken in Toronto at the Botanical Gardens at Edwards Gardens.
These are an introduced pest the Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica. There should be many options available for controlling them, go to a garden center and talk to the staff about how they effect control. They can build to incredible numbers and do damage to flowers, foliage and fruit. The larvae can be turf pests causing browning and dead areas in grassy areas when they feed on roots. http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/orn/beetles/japanese_beetle.htm
@demelo Ann Thankfully they're not in our garden. this is what Robert wrote:
These are an introduced pest the Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica. There should be many options available for controlling them, go to a garden center and talk to the staff about how they effect control. They can build to incredible numbers and do damage to flowers, foliage and fruit. The larvae can be turf pests causing browning and dead areas in grassy areas when they feed on roots. http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/orn/beetles/japanese_beetle.htm
They are definitely having a beetle party! Wow - have never seen so many in one spot. We have them to deal with too. Like your shot but not the beetle.
We have these on the magnolia tree blossoms each spring to about right now. We don't have alot of "fancy" plants in our yard, and I don't seem to see any damage..if they do it, it is not that noticeable. That is ALOT of them! Wow.
Wow. That's a lot of beetles! Great shot, Bruni ... you captured the detail really well in order for them to be identified. Pretty cool. You may want to call the botanical garden place you visited to tell them about these critters and that they should be eradicated before killing off their plants!
These are an introduced pest the Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica. There should be many options available for controlling them, go to a garden center and talk to the staff about how they effect control. They can build to incredible numbers and do damage to flowers, foliage and fruit. The larvae can be turf pests causing browning and dead areas in grassy areas when they feed on roots. http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/orn/beetles/japanese_beetle.htm
These are an introduced pest the Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica. There should be many options available for controlling them, go to a garden center and talk to the staff about how they effect control. They can build to incredible numbers and do damage to flowers, foliage and fruit. The larvae can be turf pests causing browning and dead areas in grassy areas when they feed on roots. http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/orn/beetles/japanese_beetle.htm