Whether you call them June beetles, May bugs, or May beetles, their easy-to-capture grub-worms are favored by fish and fishermen.
Measuring almost two inches in length, June bugs often announce their presence at our home by crashing into window screens once darkness falls and they become active, usually in early June.
June Bugs eat plant foliage and leaves of both deciduous and coniferous trees, and flowers of shrubs and fleshy garden vegetables.
The larvae (grubs) feed in the soil on plant roots and often damage grass lawns.
June bugs come in a variety of colors and shapes. There are over 200 June bug species in North America.
Since each female lays between 50 and 200 eggs, it's good to know that you can control the grub stage with beneficial Nematodes.
For over 20 years I have been sharing my passion for plants and gardening by operating a retail garden center and offering some of my favorite plant varieties to everyone who happens to stop by. I have enjoyed meeting many different people over the years and there are many that I now consider dear friends.
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