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| | Green June Beetle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02) |
 | | Hosts: The beetles injure fruits of many kinds, including grapes, peaches, raspberry, flberry, apple, pear, quince, plum, prune, apricot, and nectarine, and frequently feed as well on the sap of oak, maple, and other trees, and on the growing ears of com. |
 | | Beetles gain entry into undamaged fruits by gouging with the horn on the front of the head, then feed on the flesh of the fruit. |
 | | It is sometimes mistaken for the Japanese beetle, which is smaller (1/2 inch long) with brown wing covers margined with green. |
| www.ento.okstate.edu /ddd/insects/greenjunebeetle.htm (403 words) |
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