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Additionally, when in larvae stage, the bright red lily-eating beetle covers itself in feces to appear inedible to predators. Lily leaf beetles can be hand picked off of plants or garden-owners ...
The scarlet lily beetle, red lily beetle, or lily leaf beetle (Lilioceris lilii), is a leaf beetle that eats the leaves, stem, buds, and flowers, of lilies, fritillaries and other members of the family Liliaceae. It lays its eggs most often on Lilium and Fritillaria species.
Abby Deneau points out a large patch of invasive knotweed on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022, at Grand Woods Park in Lansing. Michigan's invasive species watchlist includes information on several bugs ...
The red flour beetle (Tribolium castaneum) is a species of beetle in the family Tenebrionidae, the darkling beetles. The red flour beetle, and other closely related beetles like Gnatocerus cornutus , are a worldwide pest of stored products, particularly food grains , and a model organism for ethological and food safety [ 1 ] research.
Common names for this genus and many other related genera in the subfamily Melolonthinae are May beetles, June bugs, and July beetles. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] They range in size from 12 to 35 mm (0.47 to 1.38 in) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and are blackish or reddish-brown in colour, without prominent markings, and often rather hairy ventrally.
The average length is 16–20 millimetres (0.63–0.79 in) with males being smaller than females. They are able to fly, making a buzzing noise when airborne. Western conifer seed bugs are somewhat similar in appearance to the wheel bug Arilus cristatus and other Reduviidae (assassin bugs).
Glischrochilus (sometimes misspelled as Glisrochilus) is a genus of sap-feeding and predatory beetles under the family Nitidulidae, subfamily Cryptarchinae. [1] Most members of this genus are commonly known as picnic beetles or beer bugs.
The American burying beetle, extinct in Michigan and listed as endangered in the United States. There are six species of threatened beetles in Michigan. Of these, three are species of special concern, one is threatened and one is endangered. One additional species is extinct in Michigan, although it previously had a viable population in the state.