 BYGLers also ran into a number of other insects and mites including: * Curtis Young reported that big beetles are beginning to show up at porch lights, screen doors, and sidewalks around Ohio. Two common representatives of these big beetles are the STAG BEETLES, sometimes called 'Pinching Bugs' (Psuedolucanus spp. and Lucanus spp.), and the SPOTTED GRAPEVINE BEETLE (Pelidnota punctata). Stag beetles are brown to black and range in size from 3/4-1 1/4" in length. They are so named because of the large stag horn-like branching mandibles of the males. No significant plant injury is attributed to the adults. Spotted grapevine beetles are tan to tan-orange in color and about 1" in length. They have six black spots arranged along the edge of their wings. The beetles can be found feeding on grapevine leaves, but they cause little damage. The immature stages of both types of beetles are huge, white, grub-like larvae that live and feed in well-rotted logs and stumps. Neither beetle requires management. * In the June 26, 2008 issue of BYGL, Curtis Young reported seeing numerous IMPORTED CABBAGE BUTTERFLIES (Pieris rapae) flying around flowering plants. Now reports of the offspring of these butterflies are coming in to BYGLers. The caterpillars are apparently feeding on many of their favorite host plants in the family Brassicaceae (a.k.a. Cruciferae) (e.g., cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, turnip, rapeseed, mustard, radish, and horseradish). Backyard gardeners are not going to be happy with all of the holes eaten in the leaves of their cabbage plants.
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