Adult June bugs are called chafers because they eat leaves and flowers of trees and shrubs — they have gained a reputation for ruining gardens and being a nuisance especially in groups, according to ...

The Japanese beetle is native to Japan and an invasive species in the U.S. They have metallic green bodies and brown wings. Similar to June bugs, they develop underground and eat plants, granting them ...

Two breeding sites of the invasive palm tree-killing coconut rhinoceros beetle were recently discovered in West Hawaiʻi. Several coconut rhinoceros beetle larvae, or grubs, and an adult scarab. (Photo ...

The nickname “June bug” refers to several species of scarab beetles. This nickname can be misleading, as June bugs typically emerge in late spring and stick around through the end of summer. The most ...

Scarab beetles, particularly in their larval stage known as white grubs, have emerged as a serious threat to horticultural ...