AgentPothead
Just this guy, ya know?
And if it is a good or bad insect to have around?
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Anybody know what kind of beetle this is?
- Thread starter AgentPothead
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Switcher56
Comfortably numb!
Hey Ringo! What's up? (the devil made me do it)
AgentPothead
Just this guy, ya know?
It's not John, Paul, George, or Ringo. 
Kinda fuzzy, but it looks like a June Beetle to me. June Beetles don't like weed, so don't worry. They live in the dirt around the plant, and usually come out at night.
AgentPothead
Just this guy, ya know?
Okay cool thanks. I couldn't get a better picture the damn phone wouldn't focus on the bug, but only on the leaf right next to the bug. I think it might have been too damn shiny.
xet
Active member
It is not a June Beetle.
Kill those bastards with fire.
They are as bad or worse than a storm of cicadas and will eat every last bit of your plant once they make it home.
https://baynature.org/2014/02/27/whats-small-ladybug-like-golden/
This is your beast:
Kill those bastards with fire.
They are as bad or worse than a storm of cicadas and will eat every last bit of your plant once they make it home.
https://baynature.org/2014/02/27/whats-small-ladybug-like-golden/
This is your beast:
xet
Active member
"incredibly destructive"
https://dengarden.com/gardening/How-to-Kill-Golden-Tortoise-Beetles-Safely-and-Organically
In my experience they devoured about 100' x 4' of flowering vines. Ate every piece of it in a matter of weeks
https://dengarden.com/gardening/How-to-Kill-Golden-Tortoise-Beetles-Safely-and-Organically
In my experience they devoured about 100' x 4' of flowering vines. Ate every piece of it in a matter of weeks
AgentPothead
Just this guy, ya know?
The golden tortoise Beetle has a clear shell and the gold is like a liquid layer underneath it the beatle I saw didn't have that there was no clear layer.
Look up Japanese Beetle for a possibility.
slapmehard
Member
Oriental
larve "grubs" eat the roots adults Peirce the leaves.laying eggs about now in the ne
just push it into a cup of alcohol if the birds don't grab it
larve "grubs" eat the roots adults Peirce the leaves.laying eggs about now in the ne
just push it into a cup of alcohol if the birds don't grab it
AgentPothead
Just this guy, ya know?
Morphology wise, it looks like that oriental beetle, but I can't seem to find any pictures of them that are so brilliantly golden in color. If he's still there next week I will make sure and find him a new home on a tree.
