Japanese Beetles

They look like creatures straight out of a 1950s bad Alien B-Movie. They are like locust, invading your backyard and eating everything they can get a hold of. They are too big and too many for natural defenses - which, in our case would be Madam Mantis. No way she could kill one of those monstrous Japanese Beetles, that invaded our sunflowers, the hibiscus and various other plants around the house in the last few nights. The only chance to combat them is to protect the plants with mesh-nets. Annoying, disgusting creatures, a real pest. Can't wait for Madam to get big enough to kill one of those alien-bugs ...