When I saw almost two flats of gorgeous marigolds completely defoliated a month or so ago, I blamed it on the groundhog since it seemed to happen overnight. I trapped and relocated two groundhogs and have not seen another one or had any of their "typical" damage.

Then my 'May Night' Salvia was hit and it was within about 2-3 days, they were completely bare. I could tell it was something small and not the groundhog. It moved onto the new growth of the marigolds and some new ones I planted.

I suspected slugs so I put out two small trays of beer. They were filled with orange colored beetles and small white looking larvae, grub looking things. I only found one slug. Are these orange-ish looking beetle things root weevils? If so, will the beer continue to attract them? If not, what else can I do? I dug up the soil to transplant things and they were completely in the soil. I squished all the ones I found.