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TL11 Jul 09, 2009

These ordinary-looking beetles appeared overnight seemingly trapped in the folds of my floating row cover. What are they and what happened here? There are dozens of them! Thanks for any help!

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troublechey8 King, NC Jul 09, 2009

i got them to and there eating every thing in sight!! i go out at night and kill all i can...i have posted on a few forums and still haven't found out anything, as soon as i do i will let you know. if you do before i do please let me know!! thanks and have a blessed day!!

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TL11 Jul 09, 2009

Uh-oh! What are they eating of yours? Today's is the first sighting for me. They have massed in the folds of the row cover and I think their feet are stuck in the nonwoven fibers.
I hope we get an ID!

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jul 10, 2009

These are beetles in the family Scarabaeidae. This is an extremely large and varied family; ones of your type largely are underground root feeders as grubs, and the emerging adults are foliage feeders. Examples include June beetles, May bugs, and Japanese beetles.

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TL11 Jul 10, 2009

Thank you suunto.
Is this possibly an Asiatic Garden Beetle?:

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://extension.entm.purdue.edu/CAPS/pestInfo/pics/big/asiaticGardenbtl1.jpg&imgrefurl=http://extension.entm.purdue.edu/CAPS/pestInfo/asiaticGardenbtl.htm&h=720&w=960&sz=60&tbnid=BPuNJmNtv_BUQM:&tbnh=111&tbnw=148&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dasiatic%2Bgarden%2Bbeetle&hl=en&usg=__oMjcUQdC2E5UgDATW_HKs5cJdT0=&ei=bYlWSurmNujBtweakr3CAg&sa=X&oi=image_result&resnum=5&ct=image

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troublechey8 King, NC Jul 11, 2009

yes this the bug that is eating my stuff....thank you!!! now how do we kill them??? i know they come from grubs because they are beetles. My husband is spreading stuff on the yard today...i have looked and looked and i can't seem to find anything that says how to kill them...i have been going out at night with a flashlight and picking them off and squishing them...but i really think they are winning the war..my plants look so eaten up....

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jul 11, 2009

troublechey8, you might check with your county extension agent (see http://tinyurl.com/php72x for contact information) for control recommendations. The adult beetles should be susceptible to just about any pesticide registered for use on foliage/vegetables, but control of their grubs in the soil is more problematic.

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