ScientificName: Coleoptera Scarabaeidae

Description: Adult- ½-inch, oval, black bodies with brown wing covers. Larva- creamy white grubs with a light brown head.

Habitat/Food: There are many different species of June beetles throughout North America. The grubs feed on plant and grass roots, but they usually don’t cause a problem unless they are concentrated in large numbers.

Life Cycle: The larva hatch in the spring and are most active throughout summertime. The females lay eggs in the soil in late summer.

Organic Control: Milky Spore is an excellent and permanent control for grubs in the area. Bag-A-Bug products are very useful in stopping adults from attacking plants.

Interesting Fact: The larva feed in soil for two years and emerge as adults around early summer on their third year, which means that any June Beetle that you see flying around is at least two years old.