Prairie Fire Crabs - my favorite crab apple. The beetles are a nuisance, but they have a fairly short time in the garden. I quite simply removed almost every plant they seemed to like in my yard, especially rhubarb and sweet potatoes. I've left the raspberries because I didn't think the beetles bothered them to the point of their being unproductive. I suspect the beetles are drawn to reddish colored foliage, btw.

Celerity indeed! The dang word appeared in the book I am currently reading!

Love the prologue. Excited for the book!