Beetles make up 40% of the insect world. So it's no wonder you see them in your yard or home. Some beetles eat your garden plants. Others eat your trees. A few eat other beetles. The larvae are often just as destructive as the adults. Once you know what your beetles are eating, you're on your way to controlling them.
Some kinds of beetles, such as wood-boring beetles, dig into plants. If you cut off the infested stem, or remove the infested plant, you've taken care of the problem.
You have lots of options for beetles in your trees and flowers. For instance, you can can use Ortho® Bug-B-Gon MAX® Lawn & Garden Insect Killer Ready-to-Spray to kill insects for up to 6 weeks.
Again, lots of choices. Insecticides containing carbaryl are often used on beetles in fruit trees and vegetable plants.
Beetles have to start somewhere. Usually that's under your grass, where they live during their grub stage. Attack them by spreading Scott® GrubEx® on your lawn in the spring and fall.
Beetles form the largest insect group. They usually have tough, leathery covers over their wings, which some species don't use. As larvae or adults, beetles can be real pests in the yard, eating up valuable landscaping and turf. Some, such as ladybugs, are beneficial, since they eat other beetles.
