Green June beetles surface
September 11, 2006
Late summer is also the time for "land shrimp" (larval or grubs stage of the green June beetle) to appear.
The adult stage of this insect is a beautiful, metallic green scarab beetle. The adult beetles do not cause damage to turf.
While the adult beetles are tolerable, the larval or grub stages can by the extensive tunneling that they do just underneath the soil surface. They feed very little on roots (they feed primarily on organic matter in the…