"Buggy" season here. Slugs, camel crickets, and the Japanese beetles are on the move. Oddly we've had an abundance of slugs for years with minimal damage but now that they're found ruined hostas unappealing they're going for my cannas. The past several nights I've been eradicating them by hand with several beer traps that have served as a better attractant than guaranteed killer.
Another trick that's been working is to water flowerbeds against the house near the damage zone and instead of heading for the bed of preferred food they slime straight up the brick wall making for easy plucking.
