Photo of the week: seedcorn beetle

The seedcorn beetle, Stenolophus, is a sometime pest of corn, but is usually viewed as a beneficial that feeds on eggs and larvae of other insects.Occasionally, though, the small adult beetles invade golf course greens, where they produce small mounds of sand that are annoying, but not truly damaging. They usually disappear within a few days, and treatment is rarely required. For more information, read here. Note that this insect is sometimes erroneously referred to as the "seed corn beetle"…