tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567299696963524925.post3172619432039481188..comments2024-03-09T08:25:28.473-06:00Comments on Window on a Texas Wildscape: I still hate this beetleSheryl Smith-Rodgershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04707017321692698815noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8567299696963524925.post-8636477327098521052015-05-15T07:00:12.277-05:002015-05-15T07:00:12.277-05:00I am with you on the beetle thing, though the ones...I am with you on the beetle thing, though the ones showing up in increasing numbers here are the milkweed leaf beetles, looking like ladybugs on steroids. I managed to knock an entire colony of them into soapy water yesterday. They'd congregated on a watering bucket that is the green of new leaves...perhaps the color attracted them? No clue. Nearly 20 of them in one place, certainly enough to strip several plants. Ugh! Soap on!TexasDebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11214888876514137890noreply@blogger.com