Ground Beetle Larva

Subject:  Ground Beetle Larva Geographic location of the bug:  Campbell, Ohio Date: 07/28/2021 Time: 11:33 AM EDT Gentle Readers, Yesterday while digging in the garden where he made a compost pile in April, Daniel encountered the predatory beetle larva, almost two inches long, and he moved it to another place in the garden where no … Read more

Scarab Beetle Grubs, NOT Periodical Cicadas

Subject:  Cicada??? Geographic location of the bug:  Delaware April 6 Date: 04/08/2021 Time: 10:44 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  Can you tell me what this is? How you want your letter signed:  Robin Our Auto-response: Thank you for submitting your identification request. Please understand that we have a very small staff that does … Read more

Scarab Beetle Grub

Subject:  What is this?? Geographic location of the bug:  Southern california Date: 04/29/2019 Time: 09:01 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  I keep finding these in my soil when I am planting. They are usually a couple inches under the soil. Lived here 23 yrs and never saw them. This spring I’ve already found … Read more

Ox Beetle Pupa

Subject:  What is this? Geographic location of the bug:  San Antonio, TX Date: 08/07/2018 Time: 11:11 AM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  Found this dirt egg and picked it up and felt something moving inside .. What is it? It was under some Walnut slabs of wood and leaves I was cleaning up.. How … Read more

Scarab Beetle Grubs

Subject:  Strange bug Geographic location of the bug:  Grand forks, North Dakota Date: 07/23/2018 Time: 01:24 PM EDT Your letter to the bugman:  Just found a bunch of these. Not sure what they are. How you want your letter signed:  Very respectfully This is a Scarab Beetle Grub.  They are generally found in soil rich … Read more