bug ID please!!!

10 years ago

I've seen these bugs on my eggplants recently and there are currently 3 of the hanging out on it. Anyone know what it is?

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IAmSupernova
10 years ago
Looks like an ordinary june bug to me.
sunnibel7 Md 7
10 years ago
Looks too small for a junebug, maybe some sort of chafer beetle? If they aren't actively feeding, I would not worry.
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digdirt2
10 years ago
Agree it is a chafer. While they can damage lawns in the grub stage if the infestation is severe they are garden neutrals for the most part. Not something to worry about.

Lots of bugs in a garden and 95% of them are beneficials or neutrals.

Dave
lkzz
10 years ago
Second Dave's Chafer...some are naughty like the Rose Chafer (yellow scales) but most adults don't feed like the Northern Masked Chafer which would be in Zone 8a or there about...

Isn't it odd that there are creatures that don't feed as adults - assuming their primary purpose is just to procreate.

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bug ID please!!!

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IAmSupernova

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