i can grab some Monday when I head out there. Pink Zlemon Meyer Lemon and Eureka lemon got beat up by leaf miners pretty bad same with my Persian lime and ponkan tangerine. Everyone else oranges, pummelo, grapefruit, tangelo, and the other tangerine varieties have really taken off. I have a photo of my Meyer lemon as it looks like it might have canker. I really hope not

Kendra: Brown beetles that feed at night are most likely the Rose Chafer or Masked Chafer beetle. Japanese beetles normally feed in the daytime. The recipe for all these beetle types is the same: Sevin liquid mixed with the appropriate amount of water. Since your trees are small, application could be made with a 1 quart hand trigger sprayer. Sevin liquid is sold at your local Lowes and Home Depot, as well as any nursery. You can also find trigger sprayers there, as well as at Wal-Mart. Don Yellman, Great Falls, VA

I have never tried this and I am trying to find someone who has, but a organic remedy might be a beneficial nematode that kills the larvae stage of this beetle. it kills grubs of the of all kinds of insects including Ants and Termites without attaching earthworms. I do not know whether I believe all this hype, sounds too good to be true. It is watered into lawn and garden soil. These microscopic worms then attach the grub of insects. I think the name is Steinernema something. There are different types for different conditions. The only problem is that it won't kill the bugs that come from your neighbors yard but maybe it can reduce the numbers. I believe these worms have to be reapplied every year in early spring. Anyone know about these?

I found this link that might help: Posted by gardenguru1950 SunsetZ16 (My Page) on Sat, Aug 8, 09 at 13:06 The most common "eater" of rose leaves in California is the Bristly Rose Slug, the larvae of the Rose Sawfly. The sawfly is a pudgy little wasp. It lays its eggs on the UNDERSIDES of the leaves and the caterpillars feed on the UNDERSIDES of the leaves. The rose slug is tiny, no more than 1/4-inch long and very slender, and it's the exact same pale green as the undersides of the leaves. Talk about hard to see and find! It's the critter that "skelotinizes" rose leaves. It's pretty easy to get rid of, actually. Almost any good spray will do the job: insecticidal soap, Neem, pyrethrum. The trick is to spray thoroughly UNDER the leaves. Not stand back and spray all over. You have to get UNDER the leaves. By the way, a commonly suggested spray for rose sawfly is BT. It doesn't work. It doesn't work because it's meant for the caterpillars of moths and butterflies. The rose slug is the larvae of a wasp. And I'm not sure of any beneficial insect that preys upon it. As for your rose buds, Applenut has a good idea. Go outside late at night with a flashlight. The critter most likely is an earwig, sowbug or pillbug. It also might be a slug or snail. Joe Here is a link that might be useful: Bugs that eat roses' leaves