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Originally Posted by Ken B
We see Japanese beetles on them some, but I think that's more about them being tall plants than it is about them being particularly tasty -- I've noticed that Japanese beetles just seem to like hanging out on tall plants in general.
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You know, you could be on to something with that. Every year Japanese beetles heavily congregate on the Knockout roses at the edge of the garden. This year, for the first time, there was a tall trellis of pole beans near the roses. The beetles just covered the bean plants, particularly the top 2' of the trellis. There were hardly any on the roses at all! Coincidence? Maybe not.