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The mint leaf beetle, Chrysolina herbacea is a native, iridescent green beetle that feeds on the leaves of the mint family in the south of the UK. Both the adults and their fat, black larvae feast on the foliage.Holes in leaves, made by iridescent

in midsummer.horse chestnuts, magnolias, cornus, bay, lime and acer trees. May-SeptemberMore common apple and pear trees problemsCankerEuonymus scaleLeaf miner flyViburnum beetle

Tiny sap-sucking scale insects. They are 1-6mm long, and their whitish, grey-brown shells are covered by protective, waxy scales. The insects don't cause too much damage unless they are present in huge numbers, but some excrete an unsightly, sticky