The Beetles

My ability to identify the good from the bad in the insect world is limited to the basics. A recent discovery of some beautiful striped beetles on the herbs in the veg garden has increased my knowledge by one insect, the rosemary beetle. This insect falls into the very bad category as it likes to eat the top growth of herbs, especially but not exclusively, rosemary and, once a colony has established itself, you can kiss your herbs goodbye. I've written a post about it here:

http://www.urbanvegpatch.blogspot.co.uk/2012/04/rosemary-beetle.html