This is my entry for the ZapFic Contest to write a story using 240 characters or less using the prompt: pest.
Photo by me @whatisnew
The Japanese beetle destruction ended with a duel. The gardener armed with soapy water sprayed the armored beetles who met their downfall as they slid off the leaf and fell to their death. The pests were decimated without a single wound.
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