Our lone hibiscus plant is in the midst of blooming!
The flowers are absolutely beautiful, just wish they lasted longer.
Anyway, where there is a hibiscus plant the dreaded hibiscus sawfly isn't too far behind, see top picture above. It's been that way ever since we first planted ours several years ago. I visit the plant daily and squish the sawfly worms, which seem endless. They do a number eating the leaves, see above, and this example of an eaten leaf is not too bad.
Fortunately, the sawfly doesn't seem too bright or fast. I'm able to catch them with relative ease and squish them. Now the potatoe beatle is sneaky and fast, they're harder to catch. But in the end, they all squish the same, which is well worth it as long as the plants can reap the benefits.
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