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Peony bugs #332355

Asked June 14, 2016, 2:49 PM EDT

Every year I have the same problem bug on my peonies and I cannot get rid of them. We sprayed them with a bug killer and that did not help either

Menominee County Michigan

Expert Response

Your insects are not bugs, they are beetles. The pictures are not vey clear but this is what it looks like:  These are rose chafers... Macrodactylus subspinosis.  I cannot see what is in the product that you have but a pesticide that contains an active ingredient of cyfluthrin, carbaryl, imidacloprid, bifenthrin or permethrin should take care of them. Follow label directions.

These are purchased as concentrates and diluted in a pressurized sprayer.  In most cases, one or two sprays over a period of several weeks is all that is needed.

An Ask Extension Expert Replied June 14, 2016, 6:05 PM EDT
Sorry my pictures were not more clear. I will try again. Mine were not green like those beetles 
The Question Asker Replied June 14, 2016, 8:31 PM EDT
My original answer stands... these are rose chafers.  They are tan with some green with brownish-orange spiny legs.  They are all over Michigan currently.  There ARE NOT Japanese beetles which should be making their appearance in early July.
An Ask Extension Expert Replied June 15, 2016, 10:01 AM EDT

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