Beetle Larvae

• White grubs--brown-headed, large, plump, white-bodied larvae curved into a C-shape. They occur in sod and rotten logs. The adults are scarab beetles such as May beetles, green June beetle, Japanese beetle and chafers.
• Wireworms--brown-to-pale, narrow, hard, straight-bodied larvae resembling a piece of wire. They occur mostly in soil and feed on roots. The adults are click beetles.
• Mealworms--resemble wireworms but occur in barn chaff or similar situations. The adults are darkling beetles.
• Roundheaded wood borers-- found under loose tree bark or boring into the wood. They are legless, and the fleshy body is broadened and rounded right behind the head. The adults are long-horned beetles.
• Flatheaded wood borers-- somewhat resemble roundheaded borers and are found in similar places. The area behind the head is broadened and flat.
• Leaf beetle larvae--many different kinds, but most are plump and soft-bodied. Common ones are Colorado potato beetle, elm leaf beetle, cereal leaf beetle (on seedling oats and wheat) and asparagus beetle. They are found on host plants whose name they bear.

• Mexican bean beetle--spiny, yellow larvae found on bean leaves. Although they are leaf feeders, they really belong to the ladybird beetle family.