Dec 7, 2023 · Summer is the peak season for mystery bugs in the house. Frequently, homeowners may see large numbers of small brown beetles occurring in the home. They can be anywhere: in the kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, or living room. The most common small brown beetles are the drugstore beetles, also known as bread beetles or biscuit beetles.

Apr 8, 2025 · The immature stage of cereal leaf beetle feeds on the leaves of wheat, oats, and certain other grasses. Life Cycle. The cereal leaf beetle has one generation per year. Adult beetles spend the winter in the woods and field borders. During the first warm days of spring, the beetles disperse into small grain fields, mate, and begin to lay eggs.

Jul 31, 2024 · Long-legged flies eat a variety of small, soft-bodied arthropods, including other flies, aphids, thrips, spider mites, springtails, leafhoppers, whiteflies, small caterpillars, beetle larvae, and even termites. The larvae of some long-legged flies eat other small arthropods in the soil, while others are scavengers.

6 days ago · Figure 7. Ips engraver beetle egg galleries are ‘H’ or ‘Y’ shaped. Photo by Jerald E. Dewey, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org Figure 8. Exit holes of new brood adults Figure 9. The Beetle on the left is a Southern Pine Beetle and the one of the right is a Black Turpentine Beetle. Southern Forest Insect Work Conference, Bugwood.org

Mar 26, 2025 · The adult Japanese beetle is a little less than 1/2 inch long and has a shiny, metallic-green body with bronze-colored outer wings. The beetle has six small tufts of white hair along the sides and back of its body under the edges of its wings. The males usually are slightly smaller than the females. Life Cycle

Jul 26, 2023 · Ground beetle: Adults feed on snails, slugs, cutworms, and other caterpillars, and on potato beetle eggs and larvae. Grow pollen-providing plants. Grow dense cover crops, such as clover, to provide shelter. Incorporate grass or stone walkways between garden beds. Big-eyed bug, flower bug

Jan 23, 2025 · Japanese Beetle. Popillia japonica. This beetle is a major pest of roses and other ornamentals. It aggressively feeds on plant foliage and blooms in the spring and summer. Fall Armyworm. Spodoptera frugiperda. These caterpillars feed voraciously as they march across turf areas, eating green leaf tissue and leaving behind large areas of brown turf.

Jul 17, 2024 · The adult redheaded flea beetle is the only common flea beetle in nurseries with a reddish-orange head (figure 1a). The larvae are elongated, white, and small (figure 1b). Their biology is similar to that of the strawberry rootworm, where the eggs and larvae are found in the soil or potting medium and the adults feed on leaves.

Feb 15, 2021 · It is key to ensure the liquid soaks into the ground and does not runoff. If the ground is sloped, you should consider either digging a shallow trench (without harming roots), building a berm to prevent runoff, or using a bucket with small holes to provide a slow, soaking drench. Injection. Soil Injection offers the longest-lasting control.

Apr 24, 2023 · Target: Aphids and small caterpillars and their eggs. Method of Attack: Larvae chew and consume their prey. How to Identify: Larvae are green-to-brown sluglike maggots with no legs. Their tiny heads are at the small end of their tapered bodies. Adults resemble small bees with bright yellow and black stripes but have a much flatter abdomen than ...