Japanese beetles and cabbage

We saw our first Japanese beetles today. On the raspberries and the small apple tree...where they always start. Next will be the pole beans. So out came the old yogurt containers with soapy water and plastic forks, and my vigilant troops began their patrol...

Ain't no beetles getting past these toughies!

And on a more encouraging note, look at how lovely the cabbages are, photos courtesy of Rinnah.