Images Dated 16th June 2005

Adult Rosemary BEETLE - on Rosemary leaf

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Adult Rosemary BEETLE - on Rosemary leaf.
Location: London garden, UK
Chrysolina americana
Pest of Rosemary, Lavender and Thyme plants. Recent introduction to UK from southern Europe. First recorded from the UK in 1963, when a number of individuals were found in a house in Cheshire. The next record was from the RHS Garden at Wisley in 1994, when a few beetles were found on potted rosemary plants. Since then, the species has been recorded on lavender plants and rosemary bushes throughout the south of England. The beetle overwinters as an adult and aestivates during the hottest part of the summer.
Steve Hopkin
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