At this time of year, there could be a very pretty bug hiding in your Rosemary plants.
The Rosemary Beetle (posh latin name - Chrysolina America) likes to spend June to August hiding on your Rosemary, Lavender or Perovskia, multiplying, so that it's hungry children can demolish your plants in the Autumn.
They are quite easy to spot, and very pretty, but i'm afraid I have to suggest that you are hard and stamp them out of existence unless you want a very bare twig of a plant by October.
There are no chemical controls that are permitted for this bug, and as most people grow Rosemary to use in the kitchen I wouldn't recommend spraying it with anything, - Happy Bug hunting.
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