Re: Scarab Beetle

Christmas mail glut?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrea H" <hodgesaa@earthlink.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2004 5:35 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Scarab Beetle


Why did that message come through today? I sent it on the 7th. That's
weird........
A
Andrea H
Beaufort, SC


----- Original Message ----- From: "Zemuly Sanders" <zsanders@midsouth.rr.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 8:41 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Scarab Beetle


Pam's descreiption sounds like 'June bugs' to me. I thought Japanese
beetles had more gold in them. The beetle we discussed earlier turned out
to be a Scarab beetle.
zem
zone 7
West TN
----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrea H" <hodgesaa@earthlink.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 6:47 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] Scarab Beetle


>I think those are the Japanese beetles Pam. Scarab beetles are usually
> smaller than that I think. Someone correct me if I'm wrong please.
> A
>
> Andrea H
> Beaufort, SC
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- > From: <gardenqueen@academicplanet.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 7:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Scarab Beetle
>
>
>> Are those the great big green shiny beetles?
>>
>> Pam Evans
>> Kemp, TX
>> zone 8A
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Zemuly@aol.com
>> Sent: 12/7/2004 4:49:39 PM
>> To: gardenchat@hort.net
>> Subject: [CHAT] Scarab Beetle
>>
>> Remember the scarab beetle we discussed a few months ago? Well I just
> got
>> some interesting information regarding it from our extension agent,
Bill 
> Wyatt
>> .  It follows:
>>
>> Bill,
>> This beetle, Euphoria sepulchralis (Fabricius) is in the  family
>> Scarabaeidae.  "The adults may be found on flowers and feign  death
when
>> touched." Beetles in this genus are often called bumble flower
beetles
>> because of their color, pubescence and they act like bumblebees. >> This
> one
>> does not have a common name but a closely related species is called
the 
>> bumblebee flower beetle or brown fruit  chafer.
>> Regards,
>> Frank A. Hale, PhD
>> Professor
>> Entomology and Plant  Pathology
>> University of Tennessee Extension
>> 5201 Marchant  Drive
>> Nashville, TN 37211-5112
>> (615) 832-6802
>> fax (615) 781-2568
>> _fahale@utk.edu_ (f*@utk.edu)
>>
>> I thought everybody would enjoy the additional info.
>>
>> zem
>>
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