You probably need to check at multiple different times of the day since you aren't sure of the exact culprit. The Asiatic Garden Beetles seem to be most active around 10 or 11 PM and come out in bigger numbers on hotter evenings in my garden. Japanese Beetles and the Weevils feed more during the day so you'd want to check in the early morning, then every 2-3 hours during the day. It can be really time consuming.

You have to be able to identify the culprit in order to treat or prevent. If you can post clear, detailed photos of the damaged plants, we might be able to narrow it down for you.

I planted a blue elderberry tree a few months ago. I live in Los Angeles. It’s growing nicely! Except I noticed the lower leaves are getting brown spots on them. (Also, see a few tiny holes on the stem of that leaf. ??) also, the trunk is being eaten by ... something. Not sure what’s going on or how I can help this tree get back to normal. I do notice at night some earwigs munching on the leaves, which I’m also addressing. The soil is clay-like for sure around here. When I planted the tree, I put some compost in the hole, but the nursery said it tolerates clay soils, so I didn’t amend too much. Any ideas or help understanding what’s going on would be helpful! Thanks!!!

Hi, Lisa Su, and Friends, I guess I caught rose fever and took to ordering and planning more roses for spring in last few days to add to above orders.... I started looking up your roses and found ones I wished to add to my gardens... so I have ordered a few more also..... Souvenir de la Malmaison, Boubon 1843 rose, strong fragrance...nice big bush w/big blooms....for my femce border... Clotilde Soupert, polyantha , nearly thornless, strong moderate fragrance...actually may be a small rose that blooms in intense clusters like The Fairy...for my front hillside ground cover... And I’m planning on adding China Doll polyantha and Elegant Fairy Tale Roses to lower part of back yard hill, waiting for them to come available to order.... Oh, to plan my dream gardens. I now am up to 88 roses... roses in front yard...roses down side of house and lining back yard and some on hill by spring.... 20 new roses so far coming to plant....fun..fun.... Soon to sleep...per chance to dream...of roses...roses...roses.... oh, my! Post your photos, too? What are you favorites to have this spring? Happy Gardening! Kitty