what's this bug?

[thez_yo]

Is it safe to feed to my plants? Should I just leave it?

 

[lizasaur]

Looks like a June Bug beetley thingy.

...yep. http://praiserichmond.com/praise-in-the-city/mikkispencer/where-did-all-of-the-june-bugs-come-from/

Which could definitely be plant food.

 

[uphwiz]

i think some beetles eat their way out of sarrs, and make a mess of the pitchers i wouldnt put it in one of my sarrs, IMO

 

[thez_yo]

K thanks
Here little nep-food.... :devil:

 

[lizasaur]

Then you squish it dead first XD
But she's got some big ol' neps that could totally pwn it anyway

 

[larry]

Leave the little guy alone, he's too cool to be plant food.

 

[thez_yo]

Naw, I was just joking - I wouldn't pick that thing up for $500...it's too biggg!

*runs away screaming like a little girl*

 

[swords]

A pretty good wild stab would be the Green June Beetle or Fig Eating Beetle:

http://www.google.com/images?q=Coti...source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1902&bih=1003


Very pretty I was looking at a book of California Beetles at the half price bookshop there are some really nice species out there! Try to get a pair, breed them and then get me and Larry some eggs!

 

[larry]

I see them occasionally, if it was easy, I'd breed them.

 

[Millipede]

makes me wanna start a bug collection

 

[Hermopolis]

It is a June Bug also known as a Scarab or Dung beetle. They come in an enormous range of colors and sizes. Some people even collect these exclusively.

-Hermes.

 

[swords]

Larry the beetles eat fruit, some bug places sell packaged "beetle jelly" to feed their adult beetles. As beetles they are adults, when they lay eggs and they hatch you will need to raise them from larvae. They may or may not eat the fruit, meal worm larvae eat the oatmeal and honey. IIRC that book on Beetles of California said some larvae eat rooted wood. If you check out EbayUK you can contact some exotic beetle sellers and ask them questions and of course "not buy anything"... LOL

 

[DETHCHEEZ]

It's Cotinis Mutabilis

It wont hurt {eat} your Neps/Plants
They don't have any "Chewing" mouth parts & only feed on over rip, bird picked or rotted fruit

You read a lot about how destructive they are but It's all BS
They aren't even capable of chewing through the skin on fruit to damage it
&
The grubs don't eat/destroy roots they only feed on decaying matter

In the spring I have TONS of them living in my compost piles