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ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - If you’ve been outside lately, you may have noticed a shiny, green bug flying around. They’re called Green June Beetles, or June Bugs, and at one point were worshipped in ...
A: That sounds like the green June beetle. These are similar in habit and lifestyle to the better-known Japanese beetle, but they're much bigger and a distinctive shiny green in color.
The shiny green beetle that is getting the most attention right now is the Japanese beetle. We have been seeing these insects in Douglas County the last few years, ...
The stunning metallic green sheen of the "jewelled beetle" is produced by microscopic cells in its exoskeleton. Researchers reporting in the journal Science have revealed that, with no green pigments, ...
The ash dieback disease caused a dramatic decline of the common ash, but the spread of the emerald ash borer pest is now ...
June beetle. Be on the lookout for little, shiny green beetles feeding on your plants. Japanese beetles are just beginning to get a foothold in the Lawrence area, although the insects are common ...
During the heatwave, I spread a layer of mulch over my backyard in preparation for fruit tree planting and by the next day found a number of dead, shiny green beetles on top of the mulch.. These ...
As an adult, the Green June Beetle can cause losses by feeding on ripe apples, peaches, grapes, blackberries and other fruits and vegetables according to Kelly McGowan, horticulture educator with ...
Shining only right-turning polarized light at the beetle causes it to lose its green color (see the pictures above). The left-turning reflection occurs because of complex helical nanostructures in ...