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Re: green beetles

From: Rob Loach <ivman@JUNO.COM>
To: sqft@lists.umsl.edu <sqft@lists.umsl.edu>
Subject: green beetles


>I have some sort of green beetles that have invaded my garden. They are
>about as big around as a nickel, and their backs are shiny green. They
>dive-bomb me when I'm in the garden (which I despise!), and they burrow
>into the mulched up leaves on the garden, I assume to lay eggs. Could
>someone tell me what these hideous creatures are and what to do to get
>rid of them?
>
>Thanks!
>Rob

There is a metallic green scarab, Cotinis nitida (sometimes called May bug
or June bug), about an inch long and nearly as wide that is pretty common in
our area.  It isn't a serious pest in vegetable gardens here - but sometimes
feeds on grapes, ripening fruit and young corn.   It likes to lay eggs in
loose
soil, compost piles and rotting garden debris.  The larva is a fat, long
grub
(up to 2") usually curved into a "c" form that be a serious pest in lawns.
Our
cooperative extension office does not recommend any control on vegetables.
Usually controlled in golf courses  in the larva stage using insecticides
recommended for Junebug grubs.

Olin <millero@worldnet.att.net>




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