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Grubs in the spring no big thing
As winter ends the good earth beckons. If you need proof, just listen this weekend. Like rattling sabers, you’ll hear gardeners everywhere dragging their spades, mattocks and hoes from storage. It’s an inevitable ritual of spring. Just as inevitably, many gardeners will gasp as their thoughts of seed packets are interrupted by the sight of glistening white grubs in the newly turned soil. White grubs are the immature life stage of the June beetle and its relatives. And as most Texas gardeners know, white grubs are not good. After… Read More →
When are June beetles… not?
One of the April-flying species of scarab beetle. This specimen is Phyllophaga hirtiventris, a cousin to the turf-eating June beetle. I’ve been getting questions about the numerous June beetles attracted to lights this spring. Callers are wondering if the June beetles are coming earlier this year. Is this another sign of global warming? You can relax on this one. The clunky, loud beetles bumping against your screen windows aren’t another sign of large-scale climate change. These are the “early-bird” scarab beetles. We could call them “April” or “May”beetles,… Read More →