GROUND BEETLE FIELD GUIDE
get their common name from
habit of occurring on the ground, usually beneath something.
GROUND BEETLE FIELD GUIDE
Many species and in great numbers, come to
lights at night.
GROUND BEETLE FIELD GUIDE
Most species are
nocturnal or active at night.
GROUND BEETLE FIELD GUIDE
They give off a very unpleasant odor when
handled or crushed.
GROUND BEETLE FIELD GUIDE
With few exceptions both adults and larvae are predaceous, so they are
a beneficial group.
GROUND BEETLE FIELD GUIDE
Insects make up a large portion of their diet, including the larvae of many undesirable pest species such as
cutworms and other caterpillars, beetle larvae, and maggots.
GROUND BEETLE FIELD GUIDE
Some feed on dead organic material.
GROUND BEETLE FIELD GUIDE
Preventative control consists mainly of
removing objects under which ground beetles can hide during the day from within several feet of the building’s perimeter.
GROUND BEETLE FIELD GUIDE
Changing exterior light bulbs from white to
less attractive yellow or sodium vapor lamps helps.
GROUND BEETLE FIELD GUIDE
Pesticide application as a band treatment of the building’s foundation wall and perimeter out _ feet is helpful.
6 to 10 feet
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formulations of repellent pesticides (pyrethrins or pyrethroids) are best.
Wettable powder and microencapsulated
GROUND BEETLE FIELD GUIDE
install an electric light above a container filled with water, with _ added, about 50 ft. (15 m) from the house.” The beetles are attracted to light and then fall into the water and drown