Japanese beetle update

We put up the "Shroud of St. Vincent" for the third year in a row. It was obvious that we would not be able to pick off and crush even the moderate number of Japanese beetles that were munching the leaves. 

As you can see (above), we did not have enough row cover to enclose all the vines. However, the vast majority of the area is covered, and the bugs seemed to have mostly lost interest in the leaves that remain exposed (the buffet is much smaller). The uncovered leaves have sustained minor damage (below).

I have ordered more row cover, but it's not expected to arrive until late next week.Too bad!

Related posts:

Japanese beetles, once again (earlier this month)

Fighting Japanese beetles (2011)

Urban vineyard update; The Shroud of St. Vincent (2010,with exciting photo slideshow)