Sugarcane Beetle Images

Sugarcane Beetle Images, Facts and Information:

Euetheola humilis

• Sugarcane Beetles are stout, cylindrical beetles with hard, shiny black to dark brown bodies, short legs, and clubbed antennae. Adults measure about ½ inch in length and have grooved wing covers and strong mandibles.
• Sugarcane Beetles are found across the southeastern United States, from Texas and Oklahoma east to Florida and north to Illinois and Virginia. They inhabit agricultural fields, grasslands, and areas with sandy or loamy soil. Adults are often attracted to lights at night and may be seen in spring and summer.
• Sugarcane Beetles feed primarily on the roots and lower stems of grasses and crops such as corn, sugarcane, and turfgrass. Larvae live in the soil and consume decaying plant material and roots.
• Females lay eggs in soil near food sources. Larvae develop underground and overwinter in the larval stage before pupating and emerging as adults the following year.
• Sugarcane Beetles are considered agricultural pests due to the root damage they cause to crops and grasses.
• A group of beetles can be called a “colony” or “swarm” of beetles.

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