beetles

Posted by Irondale on June 24, 2010, 8:25 pm

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I'm talking beetles here.  1-2" long, stripes on their backs.

Found one in my potted plants and while trying nicely to
remove him/her, it started hissing at me!  I've been around,
and I've never seen a beetle hiss and want to fight.  No more
nice lady.

But then came home from work and first chore to do is
water my potted plants...and I'll be danged if there wasn't
another beetle in the exact same plant only BIGGER!
He put up a pretty good fight but lost the war.

The plants were Mums so I got no help from them!

Now to look up and see just what kind (oxymoron) beetles these
were.

Donna
in WA
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I'm talking beetles here.  1-2" long, stripes on
their backs.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Found one in my potted plants and while trying nicely
to</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>remove him/her, it started hissing at me!  I've been
around,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>and I've never seen a beetle hiss and want to
fight.  No more</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>nice lady.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>But then came home from work and first chore to do
is</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>water my potted plants...and I'll be danged if there
wasn't</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>another beetle in the exact same plant only
BIGGER!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>He put up a pretty good fight but lost the
war.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>The plants were Mums so I got no help from them! 
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Now to look up and see just what kind (oxymoron) beetles
these</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>were.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Donna</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>in WA</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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Posted by Pat Kiewicz on June 25, 2010, 6:51 am

Irondale said:

Large beetle with stripes sounds like some sort of scarab beetle.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/187

Maybe one of the Lined June Beetles (genus Polyphylla)?
http://bugguide.net/node/view/8123

There is one species known for it's hissing:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/32138

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Pat in Plymouth MI

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