Subject: Beetle in Vail, AZ
Location: Vail, AZ
June 20, 2016 9:05 am
Can you help I’d this beetle?
Signature: Cindy
Dear Cindy,
These are NOT beetles. They are immature Giant Mesquite Bugs, Thasus neocalifornicus, and according to BugGuide, they feed on: “The green pods of Mesquite (Prosopis spp.), notably the non-native P. velutina (Chilean, Velvet Mesquite) and the native P. glandulosa (Honey Mesquite).”