On 14/07/2015 21:39, Vir Campestris wrote:

A few days have passed, and I'm backing off on the harmless.

We seem to be suffering a lot of plants not flowering well. On close
examination of a rose there were several hundred of the little
blighters, and the petals are all chewed up

It isn't just me.

http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/bug-s-life-billions-pollen-beetles-thrive/story-26891832-detail/story.html
AKA
http://tinyurl.com/qc4jwhj

Andy