never had a problem with asparagus beetle whilst actually picking the
stuff. they only seem to be apparent once the plants go to seed.

to remove weeds - pick ALL asparagus then spray with round-up weed
killer. round-up is not active in the soil, so only weeds will be
affected.

this isn't an ideal method - any other suggestions anyone??

i've also heard of spraying the asparagus bed before the growing season
with a stronger weed killer. haven't worked what to use as yet though.