June beetles

How to spot it

• Reddish-brown beetle, about 1/2 to 5/8 inch long
• Flies at night and bangs into porch lights and lit windows
• Most active in late spring and early summer
• Adults are mostly a nuisance. The grubs are what hurt the lawn
• Their young are white C-shaped grubs in the soil. See our white grubs page

Why it shows up

Females burrow into the soil to lay eggs, and the eggs hatch in about 3 to 4 weeks. The grubs feed on roots. There is one generation a year, and in northern Texas it can take two years.

How we treat it

The beetles themselves are mostly a nuisance. The real target is the grub. Preventive grub treatment is part of our lawn program, and it goes down before the eggs hatch.

What you can do

• Lights draw them at night. Turn off or move lights near the lawn if they bother you.
• Seeing a lot of beetles in June is a good reason to check for grubs later.
• Call us if dead patches show up in summer or fall.