June Bugs
June bugs or June beetles are brown or dark green measure around 2.5cm long and 1.5cm wide. Their undersides have a metallic green or gold colour.
Brown june beetle (left), Brown june beetle grub (right)-photos Later’s Canada
Description
June bugs are ugly suckers! They have spiny legs and that feels strange when they land on you. One night while we were outside they were landing all over us (A few years ago). These were the Brown June Bug. Green June Bugs are a little later in the spring and appear in May or June. Green June Beetles fly around in the day and the brown ones fly at night.
Green june beetle on a peach (left), Green june beetle larva (left)-photos Clemson University
Habitat & Lifecycle
June bugs are found everywhere in North America and many other parts of the world. The larvae is a white to yellow grub. They have rows of stiff short hair to aid them in movement. They overwinter as grubs deep in the soil (lawn) and move to the surface in the spring to feed. Green June Beetles mature in June and become adults in early July. One generation per year. Females lay eggs in late summer. Adults of the Brown June Bug emerge in the spring. They are nocturnal. Lifecycle is three years. (See photo below diet and damage)
Grub damage on grass (left)-University of Nebraska, Grub damage on potatoes (right)-Michigan State University
Diet & Damage
When they are adults June Bugs do little damage, however get rid of them since after they lay their eggs in the soil and your lawn the grubs do a lot of damage! Adult june bugs eat leaves of walnut, oak, and foilage from many plants. The grubs feed on organic matter in the soil and damage grass in your lawn as they eat the roots. They will eat roots of your ornamentals, weed roots and other seedling roots, corn, roses and potatoes. Lawn grasses wilt and turn brown and will eventually die from root loss.
June Bug Lifecycle-Utah State University
How To Control June Bugs
- Milky Spore Disease
Milky Spore is a naturally occurring bacterium (Bacillus popillae-Dutky) that will get rid of June bugs organically. It works on many common lawn grubs including June Bug & Japanese Beetle larvae and doesn’t harm earthworms. You sprinkle it on your lawn like grass seeds just before a rain or water it well into the soil for 15 minutes or longer right after you put it down. Don’t mow your grass until the Spore has been watered into the soil. Milky Spore has been known to last 15 years or more with only one treatment! - Grub-Away® Nematodes
– are beneficial nematodes applied to lawns and gardens. They control numerous soil dwelling pests, including borers, cutworms, flea larvae, weevils and maggots.
- Small Mammals & Birds
Skunks, armadillos and other small mammals will often be seen pulling back the turf in search of grubs. Bears have been know to do this as well but not usually in your gardens as a rule. Birds are great control on lawns….attract them with bird baths. Your chickens will also eat them but they’ll eat the grass too so it would be wise to only have them eating away in your orchards. - Hand Pick
If you see any damage, dig around in the soil or lift pieces of turf and destroy the grubs when you find them. Collect the beetles in the morning when they are not very active and destroy. You will find them on many plants and they are easy to shake them off. A flashlight in the evening will attract them and you can destroy them using stomp method or drop in hot soapy water. - Ensure a Healthy Lawn
Cut your grass higher in the summer as beetles prefer to lay their eggs in short grass. Keep your lawns well-drained and aerated. In the spring don’t water your lawns too often to ensure deep root growth.
August 1st, 2005 at 10:39 am
I live in north arizona there is this one beetle that comes out in mid to late july,it is about half to two inches long,flys,has bright greenish to blue wings on its back and it seems kinda blind,I have ask homedepot to my local landscaper what it is,they all say true june bug but I can not find any info on this nasty little thing,I live in kingman can you tell what it is or point me to the right site for this. THANK YOU
MELISSA ZAMARRIPA
August 1st, 2005 at 2:48 pm
Yes those are true June bugs. I will search for a picture and add it here. Thier lifecycle and damage is the same as what I have written above. I will post a website for you on them if I can find one.
August 9th, 2005 at 8:18 pm
Hi, I found this really strange bug. I’ve been told it is a june bug but it doesnt come close to matching any pictures of a junde bug. It’s a dark red, has huge pinchers, about 2 inches long. Has Antane almost as long as it’s body. and it’s belly is furry. Can you help me find out what kind of bug it is? I live in Kennewick Washington. Very curious! Thank you sooooo much!!
August 10th, 2005 at 12:42 pm
I believe it’s a type of scarab beetle. I will look for a picture for you.
Regards
Cahri
August 31st, 2005 at 11:26 pm
A co-worker of mine has a number of beetles, the one I have is approximately 1/2 inch wide and 1 inch long. This beetle is metallic Green with metallic Gold stripes. Is this a variation of the June Beetle? I’ve also been told that some of the beetles eyes glow in the dark. This beetle was found in SE Arizona near the Town of Hereford. I do have pictures I can send of the sample I have
September 1st, 2005 at 7:38 am
I’m not sure what this beetle could be but please feel free to send me some pictures. There are so many different types of beetles it’s really hard to tell without pictures. Most beetles have the same lifecycle as june beetles.
Regards
Cahri
September 1st, 2005 at 9:44 am
thank you for looking for me,our beetle troubles are almost gone,I guess the season is almost over.I would still love any pictures you have ,they really are nasty looking,somehow i just can’nt stop looking at them,they buzz around while I water the grass for the most part they are harmless. THANKS MELISSA
September 2nd, 2005 at 10:16 am
Well, I finally Identified it, plusiotus Glorious (Glorious Beetle). I’ll try and send my pictures through my email system but I wanted to thank you for trying
September 2nd, 2005 at 10:37 am
Oh that’s really a cool beetle. I have never seen one but I have a good picture of one. Thanks for the info. Send the pictures and we can put them on a new bug article.
Regards
Cahri
May 4th, 2006 at 11:33 am
I live in the Tulsa, Ok area and I have noticed 100’s of June Bugs on the front and back porch every morning. My question is what is a safe way to control these little guys? Currently no damage is being done to the lawn, so that is good, but these guys are EVERYWHERE!
Our mild winter could have played into there being so many, but something must help get rid of them.
thanks
J
June 5th, 2006 at 2:54 pm
I live in Northeast Michigan, and we have numerous, rather large june bugs up here. We have many of them all over inside of the building where I work, and we’ve just been trying to find general info on them. For one, how long do they spend underground from the time the eggs are laid until they emerge? Someone told me 7 years, I wasn’t sure if that was true. Also, a few coworkers seem to insist that the green ones are females and the brown ones are males, but I don’t think that’s right either. If you could clear those couple points up for us, that’d be great!
Thank you much!
June 6th, 2006 at 4:54 pm
With June bugs… I am 6 yrs old and have one in a bug cage in my house.
I and my mother want to know if it will lay eggs in there and will we see them? Also can you tell a male from a female??
The June bugs name is Ringo – mother is awaiting your answer regarding the egg laying. Thanks so much!!
Joslyn & mother
June 14th, 2006 at 10:14 am
do the june bugs bite, and why do they hang around on my cement walls on my front porch.
June 23rd, 2006 at 10:03 pm
Are they poisonous, because my dog keeps catching them and eating them?
June 24th, 2006 at 10:58 pm
hello. i found the same kinda of bug that Serena Gentry found. did you guys ever find out what it was if not a june bug?? i also live in wa. state…
June 24th, 2006 at 10:59 pm
if you do know please send me an e mail to let me know..my kids have a growing bug collection…lol…thanks…
June 26th, 2006 at 8:59 pm
Hello my name is Breanna Gionette I had judt one question how do you know that stuff about icky june bugs? and do they bite? Also one more question is do they have any anteney
June 26th, 2006 at 9:00 pm
thanx
July 2nd, 2006 at 6:34 pm
I HAVE A QUESTION–I HAVE SEEN THIS BUG THAT I HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE AND THEY SEEM TO BE EVERYWHERE I LOOK. THEY ARE OF A DARK BROWN AND HAVE 2 LONG ANTENNAS AND SEEM TO FLY. I LIVE ON CAPE COD AND WE HAVE HAD ALOT OF RAIN SO I DON’T KNOW IF THEY CAME DUE TO THE RAIN OR NOT. SOMEONE THOUGHT I MAY HAVE JUNE BUGS BUT I HAVE NO IDEA. CAN YOU HELP?
JAMI
July 13th, 2006 at 1:57 pm
HELLO, THIS IS THE SECOND TIME AROUND FOR THIS, IT HAD A GLITZ AND WAS GONE IT YOU DID GET IT THEN PLEASE IGNORE THIS. THANKS
FIRST I AM FROM OREGON AND WE WENT CAMPING THIS LAST WEEKEND, AND I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD HELP ME? THIS MORNING WE FOUND A BUG AFTER LOOKING IN THE ENCYCLOPEDIA, I THINK THIS MIGHT BE A JUNE BEETLE. THE BUGS ON THE INTERNET DON’T MATCH WHAT I FOUND. THIS BUG IS ABOUT 1 OR SO INCHES LONG AND HAS WHITE STRIPES ON ITS BACK AND HEAD. IT ALSO MAKES A REALLY STRANGE HUFFING NOISE WHEN I TOUCHED IT WITH THE BROOM. I HOPE YOU CAN TELL ME IF THIS BUG IS REALLY A JUNE BUG OR WHAT IT IS, AND IS IT NATIVE TO OREGON? I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH A BIG BUG AND ALSO IF IT IS DANGEROUS AND WHAT DO I DO TO GET RID OF IT, AND COULD THERE BE MORE AROUND HERE? THANK YOU FOR YOUR WEB SITE ITS REALLY HELPFUL. IF YOU CAN HELP PLEASE CONTACT ME ON MY EMAIL ADDY……..THANKS AGAIN LORI
July 15th, 2006 at 9:07 am
I found these little pest in my yard today(July l5th) and did not even realize they were so destructive. I had brown places in my grass and thought it was due to lack of rain. I have just moved to Tennessee and have a lot to learn about Tennessee pest.
July 16th, 2006 at 10:23 am
I live in Alabama…june bugs first for me… I was going into my garden..seen these big bugs flying around..I made my triple action bug killer and strayed about 3 gallons of it all over my corn,tomatoes and squash plants….also seven dust works great…get a shaker with holes big enough to sprinkle the seven dust out onto the plants….saved my rose bushes…safe…just don’t pick veggies or fruit until 5-7 days after treating the plants…works great so far…good luck…
July 24th, 2006 at 2:50 pm
OK I really need some help with this one .I live in SC and .I got a green beetle ..inch or so long ..everyone says it’s a June bug ..even looks like the pic ..but it’s attacking my pine trees it has laied it’s eggs and little cocoons are forming on my trees there is a lave inside this killed a tree of mine last year and don’t want to lose any more of them …any help with this problem??
July 26th, 2006 at 9:09 pm
june bugs or japanese beetels are a pest. iam from leroy illinois they come out a week or so after june .heres a question …my dad got bite by one…but how could a 1 inch bug hurt you they are small comared to us so the dont seem like they can hurt you ??????
any anewers
March 25th, 2007 at 5:53 pm
We have june bugs here in San Diego and I found out last year that they don’t like the smell of garlic. I put garlic (lightly crushed) in the window sills ans on my patio and I had NONE last year.
April 11th, 2007 at 11:38 am
First, thanks for all the info. in one place. My husband has lived in E. Texas all his life and never knew these “friendly” little brown bugs were destructive. Last year, his nephew was bitten by a June Bug (allegedly) and the bite became quite infected. Nasty looking. Then, yesterday, he hears that June Bugs can be destructive to agriculture, he heard to pecan trees, in particular. We speculated on the life cycle since I informed hubby that all insects start from a larval stage. Now, I know that the grubs my kids pounce on to use for fish bait are ‘baby’ June bugs! (this was actually my first guess)
Second, hubby’s guess was that what we call “Oak Worms” were the larval stage. But I thought that since Oak Worms are more a type of caterpillar they would grow into some sort of moth or flying insect. Now, I need to know what Oak Worms turn into. They are black and white striped with white hairs all over them and they have been growing larger and larger in population in our area. To the point of eating all the leaves from the hardwood around. They usually start much later in the year but have already started appearing for about the last 2-3 weeks, now. I remarked to hubby that if they are going to start this early we won’t have a hardwood in leaf by June, which is still earlier than they usually appear. Droppings all over cars and makes walking barefooted rather disgusting when they get into full swing. Would be nice to know exactly what they are and what might be done about them.
thanks again for all the really useful information. Let Jesus bless you all!
May 8th, 2007 at 12:25 am
Hi I need some clarification here if you can help. I live in BC, Canada, outside of Vancouver in the Lower Mainland. Today I saw a bug that was out of this province. Never in my life had I seen such a sight. I came out of a resturaunt with my daughter and we couldn’t believe our eyes. Resting on the pavement behind our car was a huge bug/beetle? It was about 2 inches long and at least an inch and a half thick. Dark brownish with a green hue. Thick legs and what looked to have wings, like a beetle or lady bug. The thing was massive and scary looking. My mom came to see it and we were blown away. I don’t know what it is??? A cockroach,a june bug?? It almost looks like a june bug, but they aren’t that big are they?? Do they even habitat this area? I am confused. IT looked like something out of the movies. I wish I could explain more…Do June bugs even live out this way?? Anyway we had to destroy it because we didn’t know what the heck it was and didn’t want it infesting our city, lol. It was hard to kill, one step and smoosh didn’t even do it. It had bright florescent green blood too! We felt horrible doing that but….it was an unidentified scary as heck bug.
May 8th, 2007 at 12:28 am
Forgot to say, compared to a few pictures of June Bugs that I have seen online here, it had more of a dull, dark matte coloring to it and was more fatter looking and solid. I am very curious as to what this bug could be. I should have collected it to show to health officials or something….it was that bizzare.
May 11th, 2007 at 9:11 am
Where do the Brown June bugs go during the daytime?
June 3rd, 2007 at 10:21 am
Is there anyway to keep the “June bugs” that come out at night away? They invade our deck just after sunset and bombard us for the next 2 or so hours. They come down the chimney and somehow get into the house. It’s nothing to kill around 20 or so inside during their ‘witching hours”! You should hear then bouncing off the windows and siding–it sounds like hail hitting!
No one seems to have a remedy–even on line I can’t find anything. Please respond with any suggestions.
These bugs are brown, soft and run into things. They swarm our homes at night by the hundreds.
Any help would be greatly appreciated! Desparate in Pennsylvania!
June 30th, 2007 at 5:21 pm
We were just wandering if June bugs have eyes. Or can they see??
They are all over our yard and are always crashing into the house and parked cars everything. Even us!!! Can they see???
July 3rd, 2007 at 9:29 pm
How do I get rid of June bugs that come out at dusk? They take over our patio and we have to go inside to get away from them! They don’t do any damage they’re just bothersome!!!
Please send me an answer.
Deb
August 4th, 2007 at 7:37 am
Wow!!! I thought I was one of the only ones that could not fully explain what type of Creature a group of friends and I saw…to the disbelief of our eyes!! It was about 1 1/2′in. around in diameter, and about 1in thick.
At first it appeared to be a black minature demon -looking manifestation just posted on the wall of the bedroom….it was movin very slowly and creepy from what seemed like underneath it’s body…and it was so scary looking. Kind of like a scorpion/june bug that was the shiniest green metallic color underneath, but a dull green, that was quite dark in hue…almost black…on top and it had the distinct looking eyes, very detailed and we could not seem to kill it easily…The outer body was like a shell or like an inside of a walnut shell. It would not crush. We literally spent 20-25 minutes trying with all of our might to kill this beast of an insect!! In order to finally rest assured at it’s death, we had to dismantle it and throw it as far away from my home as we possibly could. It was the most terrifying lil’ monster of a bug, that any of us had ever seen!! Is there perhaps a new breed being loosed upon the earth? It was the ugliest thing I have seen in the history of bugs in my 28years.
Just curious if this was some type of clone that got loose or what??? LOL!! Beware tho, this very well may be fullfillment of end time prohecy!!
Tish In: Fresno, California
August 4th, 2007 at 10:07 pm
I have a question. Every time we dont have the cover on our pool june bugs get in there, why do they go for water? also why do the go for the hair too? i hate it when they get stuck in my hair! plz reply
March 17th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
Five years ago we moved into a new house in northern IL. In June, the beetles came out. Wow! I have never seen so many. They swarmed the light bulbs but left the people alone. In the morning, there were hundreds lying around. This went on for weeks. I swept and vacuumed, but more came. I put them in gasoline and wrapped them in plastic bags. Nothing worked. More came. It was scary. After some research, I learned these were the result of bad lawn management. We have a very large yard. I noticed no problem with the lawn until fall, and then the skunks started to roll up the sod looking for white grubs. These grubs become the beetles in the late spring. It’s a three year lifecycle.
So, I finally got rid of them! It took three years of July grub treatments on the lawn. This is not cheap for several acres, but it worked. The lawn is re-established and the beetles are gone. You can’t get rid of them the year they show up without an exterminator who sprays around the whole house and lawn. After three years of lawn treatments, your problems will be over too. I didn’t have the problem at my old house, because I used a GrubEx treatment as a preventative.
March 17th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
By the way, it’s not that they like water. They just can’t swim. They land there and get stuck. They aren’t very “bright” bugs. They want to go out into the yard to bury themselves to lay eggs. Those eggs turn into grubs (worms). Three years later, the grubs turn into the beetles to start their cycle again. They will keep multiplying if you don’t stop them.
March 31st, 2008 at 9:46 am
Thank you for telling me a way to get rid of these nasty little june bugs, ive always ben afriad of them b/c they always attack me and i cannot go outside in the summer so i miss out on alot of good and fun things, im going to buy alot of this “MILKY SPORE” stuff so that i can kill them!!!
how do you kill cockroaches too?
June 6th, 2008 at 11:07 pm
I have a big problem with these bugs, but our lawn hasn’t been any different. We have been here for 8 years and it is still as green for as long as I can remember. Is there any way to get rid of these. I think they may be coming from our neighbors lawn.
Do they do anything to us? I have always been scared of them. I can’t even sit on my deck after the sun goes down, and trust me when it gets hot out, that is the best place to be.
Please let me know if there is anyway to do this if it isn’t in our yard…..
June 7th, 2008 at 10:33 pm
I had a June bug land on me. Did know he was there until I got in the house. I felt a sharp stings on my neck. I went to feel where I felt the sting and it was a big June bug.
Do they bite, normally. Then it really itched all night.
And I have big scratches on my neck also from it’s legs from getting it off me.
Is that common?
Help eeks, theyre gross.
June 8th, 2008 at 11:46 pm
Hi,
I live in San Diego and I know the green junebugs love sweet scents. Whenever I spray my perfume in the morning before work they bang against my screen. I think they like hairspray as well and that’s why they head for women’s hair.
I found that they don’t like garlic so I put cloves around my patio and smash them a bit more each day during the months of July thru Oct and then replace the garlic every few days. I live in a condo so it’s pretty easy to do and I had NO June bugs last year on my patio. They would fly by but not land and crawl around like they have in the past years.
July 1st, 2008 at 7:51 pm
I JUST MOVED INTO AN APARTMENT AND I AM SEEING SOME SMALL JUNE BUGS. WHEN THEY BITE CAN THEY CAUSE DISEASES OR ANYTHING ELSE HEALTH RELATED
July 6th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
It seems like overnight these things have INVADED my back yard!!!!!!
My dogs go out in the back yard is it safe to use that milky spore stuff out there — will that only kill the larvae?
July 6th, 2008 at 8:11 pm
It won’t hurt your dogs but I would wait to use it as it only kills the grubs not the adults. Use it after they stop flying around.
July 8th, 2008 at 11:46 am
It seems we were invaded from one day to the next. At first I was thinking these came from a neighbor’s large pond and were the dron fly but after researching they are June bugs. We seem to only have the green that fly during the day. One neighbor used sevin dust all over his lawn and they are gone. I have two dogs and was afraid of sevin but the agricultural center this does not harm dogs but will kill bees also. I may now try this Milky treatment first to be on the safer side. Thanks!
March 23rd, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Great post, thanks for the info
March 31st, 2009 at 10:14 am
For Sarah’s question about Cockroaches: If they are outside, I don’t think you can stop them. If they are inside, the best bet is to remove the food sources. They will eat any crumbs that are left around and they will feed off dirt and dander from humans and animals. You need to thoroughly clean the house and the carpet. You can try roach traps that you will find at the hardware store. There are also roach sprays. You may want to use an exterminator treatment for a few seasons. If you are in an apartment building or condo, then you will have problems with your neighbors. Best bet is the exterminator. For outside roaches, try to seal off any garbage. That’s the best option.
April 27th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
I dislike June Beetles,not because of their bites, but because of the buzzing-bee-like noises they make…I kill so many of them….do they have a purpose in life? If they do I might feel a little more sympathy towards them, but right now I’ll kill ‘em when ever I get the chance, I hate that noise, makes me feel like a wasp or bee is in the house….eek. Thanks for the info on how to get rid of them…
May 8th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
do june bugs have any enimies
May 8th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
do june bugs have any body that eat them or prey off of them
May 20th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
i live in an apartment & we only have june bugs at night…i know there nocturnal,but where do they go during the day??
May 20th, 2009 at 11:31 pm
June bugs are evil little creatures, I hate them with a passion!
June 26th, 2009 at 11:58 am
i have june bugs all the time i cant even get in my pool because they are everywhere. they like the trees by my pool and the pool later i keep grabing them when i am getting in or our off my pool i just hate them.
June 28th, 2009 at 12:02 am
Do they bite?
July 9th, 2009 at 6:03 pm
I would like to know if these things bite. If so are they harmful?
July 12th, 2009 at 10:08 am
hi my name is kaity and i LOVE junebugs i have one as a pet
July 19th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
We had junebugs even during the day. We bought bags of grub killer at Lowes and spread around the yard and haven’t seen them since.
July 26th, 2009 at 6:12 am
June beetles start at grubs, good size worms that are somewhat grey looking with a heavy tail end and pincher like hooks at the mouth. They eat vegetables or more so the roots. When they mature into beetles they fly around and eat rippened fruit and fly around flowers. I do not believe that they have any other use. They drive my dogs crazy, I get so many since my neighbor has many fruit trees. They drop intot the lawns and burrow into it to sleep or rest. So getting a treatment agains grubs for your lawn will get rid of them. They are beautiful, but they do cause harm to plant life.
July 29th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
In N.C. we have the green June Bug. This year they were like the plague. We had little balls of mud, about the size of a b.b. falling from the sky. I could actually watch it fall into the pool and sink to the bottom, or land on the deck. I am not positive it was the bugs, but they were the only flying objects around. Has anyone else had a similar problem from these little pests.
July 31st, 2009 at 12:22 am
I have June bugs and I hate them. At night they hang on my brick outside my front door where the light is on. I kill at least 4 per night. I leave them there and by morning they are gone. I am feeding birds probably. They are very stupid beetles. If they land on their back they cannot turn over. I just realized who is eating my plants. I am on the attack now.
September 6th, 2009 at 9:20 pm
i live in hillsboro,tx and hadn’t noticed such a large number of junebugs till this year.i noticed the leaves on the elm tree were falling half chewed and unusual amount one morning after i left the porch light on one evening.that is when i started wondering if they were harmful to my flowers,lawn,trees and vegtables.i will be treating my lawn and flower beds for them now,although my two bostons seem to like to pounce on them.
September 29th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
Some lady informed my neighbor that she was treating her lawn for years with a mixture of ammonia and epsom salts. He has lost the information on the proper ammounts and procedure.
I was wondering if anyone else uses thei method???
January 24th, 2010 at 11:04 am
June Bugs!!!!! I think they are kinda pretty, But so dumb. They spend all their time flying around bumping into things, my forehead being the preferred thing to bump into. We get invaded with them each year and although I think they are a pretty beetle, they are not being tolorated well in such large swarms. I have a nectarine tree, and all I’m getting are large june bug balls on my tree. I can handle the birds, a wind chime and a few sparklies in the tree does the trick, but what do I do about these dumb beetles.
April 15th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
We here in Northern Michigan have June Bugs at the early and mid part of summer then they seem to die off. I myself am horrified of these bugs. I refuse to go outside after dusk, which I call the witching hours!!!! If one gets into the house get out of my way!!! I am glad I live with some one who isn’t afraid of them and will gladly save me from these awful creatures!!!! My question is, do they bite? what can kill the adult beatle? Is there anything I can put out to keep them away? I mean other then keeping the lights off. June bug season is upon me now and soon I will not be able to go outside at night for a while. I am hoping for a mild out break of them this year!!!!
May 2nd, 2010 at 9:37 pm
I can’t STAND June Bugs! I live in Florida and during this time of year (April – Winter), not only am I paranoid during the day watching a million wasps flying around and following me into my truck, but June Bugs kindly take their place at night. I especially enjoy it when they fly into my hair and get stuck… BUUZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ!
June 7th, 2010 at 11:28 pm
To all who asked, no they do not bite. But I am still terrified of them. They feel creepy when they stick to you and you can’t get away from them because they fly so haphazardly you don’t know where they are going!
June 15th, 2010 at 9:44 pm
A funny story that happened. I was selling timeshare out on a patio at a resort in Branson Missouri. I was looking quite the professional in my dress with my hair nicely curled. All of a sudden, a giant June Bug flew into my hair and got stuck. The noise by my ear was terrific and I almost knocked myself out whacking my head to hard to kill the terrifying invader! I was screaming and hitting myself like a crazy person. Soon I knocked it out of my hair onto the table. Everyone laughed hysterically, that is everyone but me! I was glad I didn’t have a concussion!
June 21st, 2010 at 8:47 pm
As much as many hate them, my bearded dragons look forward to them every year.
I put their outdoor cages under the maple tree where the Junes mate.
Party time!
The larger field spiders are having a party too.
Nature rules.
June 22nd, 2010 at 8:55 am
The past few nights we have noticed large swarms of june bugs hovering over all the foliage trees in our yard – must be hundreds of them. And they make a humming sound. Does anyone know what they are doing or why?
June 24th, 2010 at 1:45 am
“The past few nights we have noticed large swarms of june bugs hovering over all the foliage trees in our yard – must be hundreds of them. And they make a humming sound. Does anyone know what they are doing or why?”
Sex.
Fornication.
Mating.
All the good things in nature.
June 24th, 2010 at 1:40 pm
here in England we have very few june bug we call them july bugs.
With out the bugs we are losing our bats they can’nt get enough to eat
so don’t hate the bugs love them they feed alot of other bird
bob young
June 25th, 2010 at 10:00 pm
When I was a child, we’d catch June Bugs and tie a string around one of its back legs and fly it around in circles…..it makes a great pet if you like bugs
June 25th, 2010 at 11:41 pm
I have 1 in my house right now!!! Every night, one flies in when I let my dogs in or out. He’s hiding in my kitchen. I wouldn’t mind them so much if they’d just stay outside!!! I’m in Los Angeles & see them in June & July & we might see a few in August.
July 12th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
When my 4 children were growing up they invented a new game called “Beetle Baseball.” They would create a light source, say for instance, open the garage door and turn on the lights. Then they would man themselves with baseball bats and whiffle ball bats and wait for those nasty little June Bugs to fly in.
The sound those bugs make on contact with the bat was amazing. And, of course, they kept score.
July 14th, 2010 at 12:00 am
June bugs do not bite and are essential to the food chain. They are not evil, and don’t cause that much damage. You can’t kill everything and expect the world to thrive….wake up or the world will and it will shake us off like a bad case of fleas
July 14th, 2010 at 10:47 pm
I have some in my room. there annoying little bugs. anybody have any suggestions how to get rid of them inside id like them gone they come out at night and make noises when they fly into the walls… please help.
August 12th, 2010 at 7:51 pm
I live in an urban area, Detroit, and lately I’ve been hearing this really loud and annoying humming noise. The area I live in has a lot of trees, and I swear that the bugs/beetles are communicating with each other. You’ll hear a really distinct lound humming noise from the left. It will die out a bit, then a really loud buzzing from the left. And then again from the center, which is my tree. At one point they all cresendo????!!! No, I’m not high or drunk, this is a fact. And quite frankly, I’m freaked out?
I mean the humming is really freakin’ loud, it’s sending chills down my spine
August 20th, 2010 at 1:09 pm
john that posted on 8/14/10 you got a good head on your shoulders hope the world will get a hearing aid and listen to what you have to say ! s e r i o u s l y.