Insect Hotline Issue 23

Japanese Beetle Grubs
Photo by John A. Weidhass, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Bugwood.org
Asiatic Garden Beetle Grubs

Photo Credit John Obermeyer, Purdue Cooperative Extension Service

Phyllophaga species include May beetles, June beetles, and scarab beetles. These grubs have a multi-year life cycle.

Photo from Clemson University – USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, Bugwood.org

Third instar oriental beetle with Tiphia vernalis (parasite) egg on ventral side

Photo by Mike Reding & Betsy Anderson, USDA ARS, Bugwood.org

Green June Beetle Grub

Photo from Clemson University – USDA Cooperative Extension Slide Series, Bugwood.org

Northern Masked Chafer Grub

Photo by Mike Reding & Betsy Anderson, USDA ARS, Bugwood.org