Well, it seems we have an unwanted pest in the garden: the harlequin bug, Murgantia histrionica (adult with eggs, pictured above, courtesy of The Kemper Center for Home Gardening). Even though they cause damage to blackberry, cabbage & other members of the mustard family, corn, tomato, eggplant, bean, soybean, and trees such as apple, peach, pecan, and cherry, they are concentrated on our kale plants. So today I walked through the garden with a cup of soapy water and captured quite a few (see below). Here is the jar of soapy water that I put the bugs in once I plucked them off the plants.
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