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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

bees that visit the flowers may be killed by traces of these chemicals in the pollen and nectar. horse chestnuts, magnolias, cornus, bay, lime and acer trees. May-SeptemberMore common apple and pear trees problemsCankerEuonymus scaleLeaf miner fly