Damn beetles

Look at what those awful Japanese beetles are doing to my beans:

Jacob's cattle

Green pole

Scarlet runner

For several days, I could see 10-15 beetles on the plants, but when I went out last night, I could only find three. Those three got a bath in soapy water. :) I'm hoping the others have had their fill and moved on or been eaten by some of my bird friends.

The beans seem to be flowering and growing okay, and there are plenty of untouched leaves at this point. I'm going to be out of town next week, so I hope the damn beetles don't come back and destroy the beans while I'm gone.