Does anyone know the name of this beetle?
Question:There is this beetle that comes out in the summer in Torrance, CA ( June - August ) Its pretty small and has a reddish brownish color, and they fly into my house and it drives me nuts! Today i was making a sandwich when i found a beetle in the mayo. Yuck! What is the name of this beetle and how do I get rid of it?
Answers:
It sounds like a ladybug. They're beneficial. They kill nasty aphids but they won't hurt you or ruin anything in your house. Just use screens on your windows if you don't want bugs in the house - although in the fall, they seem to be able to come in through the walls! http://www.dierinbeeld.nl/animal_files/i...
Or it could be a bedbug, in which case you need an exterminator. http://www.nwleics.gov.uk/pest_control/i...
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potato bug?
more than likely it is a japenesse beetle. to get rid of it you ask... spray i with sevin.
check these beetles to see if any of them are yours.
Japanese beetle: http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegal/cole...
June bug: http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/vi...
Flea Beetle: http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/vi...
Lady beetle (I suspect not since they are typically red): http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/vi...
Here is a site with many more beetles.
http://www.uga.edu/vegetable/beetles.htm...
Happy Hunting.
I know the ones you are talking about! when I was a little bitty kid my Dad told me they were going to 'get me' if I didn't sit still. I tried very hard, but when one crawled toward me I cried...and I still hate them 47 years later!
They are called "oooouuuu -KILL THAT THING!" in my house. :)
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